Open AccessAttitudes toward euthanasia among doctors in a tertiary care hospital in South India: A cross sectional study
Author(s) -
Sneha Kamath,
Priya Bhate,
Ginu Mathew,
Srijith Sashidharan,
Anjali Daniel
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1075.92336
Subject(s) - medicine , cross sectional study , tertiary care , family medicine , palliative care , nursing , psychiatry , pathology
Advances in expertise and equipment have enabled the medical profession to exercise more control over the processes of life and death, creating a number of moral and ethical dilemmas. People may live for extended periods with chronic painful or debilitating conditions that may be incurable.