Requests for euthanasia in general practice before and after implementation of the Dutch Euthanasia Act

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 573, 2010, Pages 263-267

  Van Alphen, Jojanneke E ^a   Donker, Gé A ^b   Marquet, Richard L ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Death; Epidemiology; Euthanasia; Euthanasia act; Family practice; Legislation; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMAN DIGNITY; INCIDENCE; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; NETHERLANDS; PAIN; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREND STUDY;

EUTHANASIA; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PAIN; RIGHT TO DIE;

EID: 77951983605     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp10X483931     Document Type: Article

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