Assisted Death: A Study in Ethics and Law

Assisted Death: A Study in Ethics and Law

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1-248

  Sumner, L W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assisted death; Assisted suicide; Death; End of life measures; Euthanasia; Informed consent; Pain control; Palliative care; Terminal sedation; Treatment refusal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860123088     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199607983.001.0001     Document Type: Book

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