The changing legal climate for physician aid in dying

JAMA

Volumn 311, Issue 19, 2014, Pages 1961-1962

  Orentlicher, David ^a   Pope, Thaddeus Mason ^b   Rich, Ben A ^c  

^a Indiana University School of Law Indianapolis   (United States)

^b HAMLINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED SUICIDE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT RIGHT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SHORT SURVEY; TERMINAL DISEASE;

EUTHANASIA; HUMANS; PATIENT RIGHTS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84900804874     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.4117     Document Type: Short Survey

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