The Oregon Death with Dignity Act: Results of a literature review and naturalistic inquiry

Disability and Health Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-15

  Drum, Charles E ^a   White, Glen ^b   Taitano, Genia ^a   Horner Johnson, Willi ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted suicide; Death with dignity; Disability; Oregon

Indexed keywords

ACT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ATTITUDE TO DISABILITY; ATTITUDE TO LIFE; DEATH WITH DIGNITY ACT; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NATURALISTIC INQUIRY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT RIGHT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SUPPORT GROUP; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DECISION MAKING; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OREGON; PEER REVIEW; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUALITY OF LIFE; RIGHT TO DIE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE, ASSISTED;

EID: 72949102895     PISSN: 19366574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2009.10.001     Document Type: Review

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