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Carnitine deficiency alters fuel metabolism and voluntary wheel running in mice. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Lipid Res
Kingren MS   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Voluntary Active Euthanasia

open access: yesThe Hastings Center Report, 1992
Since the case of Karen Quinlan first seized public attention fifteen years ago, no issue in biomedical ethics has been more prominent than the debate about forgoing life-sustaining treatment. Controversy continues regarding some aspects of that debate, such as forgoing life-sustaining nutrition and hydration, and relevant law varies some from state to
Brock, Dan W.
openaire   +3 more sources

Suicide and Voluntary Active Euthanasia: Why the Difference in Attitude?

open access: yesNursing Ethics, 1995
It appears that the attitudes of health professionals differ towards suicide and voluntary active euthanasia. An acceptance of, if not an agreement with, voluntary active eutha nasia exists, while there is a general consensus that suicide should be prevented. This paper searches for a working definition of suicide, to discover ethical
Beech, Ian
openaire   +3 more sources

Voluntary Active Euthanasia and the Nurse: a comparison of Japanese and Australian nurses

open access: yesNursing Ethics, 2002
Although euthanasia has been a pressing ethical and public issue, empirical data are lacking in Japan. We aimed to explore Japanese nurses’ attitudes to patients’ requests for euthanasia and to estimate the proportion of nurses who have taken active steps to hasten death.
Noritoshi, Tanida   +6 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Active Voluntary Euthanasia or Physician‐Assisted Suicide?

open access: yesJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, 1997
OBJECTIVE: To find out why Dutch general practitioners (GPs) and nursing home physicians (NHPs), and patients (according to their physician) opt for active voluntary euthanasia rather than for physician‐assisted suicide, or vice‐versa. DEFINITIONS:
B D, Onwuteaka-Philipsen   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

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