Consulting a trained physician when considering a request for euthanasia: An evaluation of the process in flanders and the Netherlands

Evaluation and the Health Professions

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 497-513

  van Wesemael, Yanna ^a   Cohen, Joachim ^a   Bilsen, Johan ^a   Onwuteaka Philipsen, Bregje D ^b   Distelmans, Wim ^a,c   Deliens, Luc ^a,b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

consultation; euthanasia; health service; physician practice; referral practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAM; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT REFERRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BELGIUM; EUTHANASIA, ACTIVE, VOLUNTARY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 78751521460     PISSN: 01632787     EISSN: 15523918     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0163278710370605     Document Type: Article

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