Professional integrity and physician-assisted death.
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چکیده
The practice of voluntary physician-assisted death as a last resort is compatible with doctors' duties to practice competently, to avoid harming patients unduly, to refrain from medical fraud, and to preserve patients' trust. It therefore does not violate physicians' professional integrity.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Hastings Center report
دوره 25 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1995