Palliative treatment alternatives and euthanasia consultations: A qualitative interview study

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 32-43

  Buiting, Hilde M ^a   Willems, Dick L ^b   Pasman, H Roeline W ^a   Rurup, Mette L ^a   Onwuteaka Philipsen, Bregje D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

end of life decision making; euthanasia act; palliative care; Physician assisted dying

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; DEEP SEDATION; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EUTHANASIA, ACTIVE, VOLUNTARY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NETHERLANDS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 79960133114     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.10.260     Document Type: Article

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