Continuous deep sedation, physician-assisted suicide, and euthanasia in Huntington's disorder

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 527-533

  Lindblad, Anna ^a   Juth, Niklas ^a   Fürst, Carl Johan ^a   Lynöe, Niels ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Continuous deep sedation; End of life care; Euthanasia; Physician assisted suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650077734     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2010.16.11.80019     Document Type: Article

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