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Physician-Assisted Suicide

Gastroenterology Nursing, 2003
There are many issues surrounding the end of life. One of the most controversial is physician-assisted suicide. Because nursing is intimately involved with care of patients at the end of life in a variety of settings, it is incumbent upon nurses to be well informed on this issue.
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The Physician's Assistant

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1983
Excerpt To the editor: In view of the Graduate Medical Education National Advisory Committee (GMENAC) report that this country will have a surplus of primary care physicians, Cawley and associates ...
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Physician-Assisted Dying

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, 2010
Two recent articles have again piqued our interest in the subject of physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia. As noted by Chambaere et al, Belgium and the Netherlands in 2002, and Luxemburg in 2009, have decriminalized physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia. The issue is currently being debated in Canada.
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Physicians' Assistants: Nurses as Physicians

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1970
To the Editor.— Reference is made to the recent editorial "Physician's Assistant or Assistant Physician?" ( 212 :313, 1970) in which our article ( 211 :476, 1970) was discussed. We are most appreciative of the interestThe Journalhas shown in this program by devoting an editorial to it.
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The physician’s assistant

The Journal of the American Dental Association, 1975
A physician's assistant is trained to act in the place of the physician in the diagnostic and therapeutic management of patients. Tasks that can be performed by assistants, legislation related to their responsibilities, the question of physician supervision, educational programs and certification, and factors in employment are matters that are being ...
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Physician-Assisted Suicide

Archives of Neurology, 1997
Physician-assisted suicide goes against the traditional healing role of the physician and, as pointed out by Bernat, 1 is likely to undermine the patient-physician relationship. It is clear that physicians, as a group, are divided in their willingness to assist suicide: 375 (40%) of 938 physicians in Washington State were willing to assist a patient to
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Physician-Assisted Suicide

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 2005
Tremendous debate surrounds the acceptability of physician-assisted suicide in the United States. Progress requires carefully mapping the relationship of this practice to termination of life-sustaining treatment, appropriate pain relief and palliative care, and euthanasia.
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Physician Assisted Suicide

The Linacre Quarterly, 1994
The term "physician assisted suicide" is an oxymoron. The education and training of a physician is directed to diagnosing and treating illnesses in an attempt to cure and save the life of his patient and to give comfort during periods of stress and bereavement.
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Physician Assistants

American Journal of Roentgenology, 2001
J C, Rosenfeld, M, Barrett
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