Redefining physicians' role in assisted dying

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 367, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 97-99

  Prokopetz, Julian J Z ^a   Lehmann, Lisa Soleymani ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUTHANASIA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

EID: 84863707658     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1205283     Document Type: Article

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