The complexity of nurses’ attitudes toward euthanasia: a review of the literature

In this literature review, a picture is given of the complexity of nursing attitudes toward euthanasia. The myriad of data found in empirical literature is mostly framed within a polarised debate and inconclusive about the complex reality behind attitudes toward euthanasia. Yet, a further examinatio...

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Authors: Berghs, M. (Author) ; Dierckx de Casterlé, B. (Author) ; Gastmans, C. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2005
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2005, Volume: 31, Issue: 8, Pages: 441-446
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