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SUICIDE MEDICALEMENT ASSISTE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-06-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Health Law
- Medical and Hospital Organization
- Ethics and Morals
- Sociology of Medicine
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- physician-assisted suicide
1, record 1, English, physician%2Dassisted%20suicide
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- medicide 2, record 1, English, medicide
correct
- doctor-assisted suicide 3, record 1, English, doctor%2Dassisted%20suicide
correct
- medically assisted suicide 4, record 1, English, medically%20assisted%20suicide
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] suicide carried out with the assistance of a physician (whose role is typically to provide a lethal dose of a drug at the explicit, voluntary request of a mentally competent patient). 5, record 1, English, - physician%2Dassisted%20suicide
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la santé
- Organisation médico-hospitalière
- Éthique et Morale
- Sociologie de la médecine
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- suicide médicalement assisté
1, record 1, French, suicide%20m%C3%A9dicalement%20assist%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- suicide assisté par un médecin 2, record 1, French, suicide%20assist%C3%A9%20par%20un%20m%C3%A9decin
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le suicide médicalement assisté [est] défini de la façon suivante : «un médecin fournit une dose suffisante de narcotiques pour permettre au patient de se suicider». [...] le patient est un individu sain d'esprit, gravement malade, dont la mort est imminente [...] 3, record 1, French, - suicide%20m%C3%A9dicalement%20assist%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho de salud
- Organización médica y hospitalaria
- Ética y Moral
- Sociología de la medicina
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- suicidio asistido por un médico
1, record 1, Spanish, suicidio%20asistido%20por%20un%20m%C3%A9dico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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