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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Euthanasia, Active
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Descriptor Spanish:
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eutanasia activa
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Eutanásia Ativa
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Synonyms English:
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Active Euthanasia
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Tree Number:
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E02.760.905.199.249
I01.880.735.344.500.249
N02.421.585.905.199.500
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Definition English:
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The act or practice of killing for reasons of mercy, i.e., in order to release a person or animal from incurable disease, intolerable suffering, or undignified death. (from Beauchamp and Walters, Contemporary Issues in Bioethics, 5th ed) |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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human only
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See Related English:
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Euthanasia, Passive
Suicide, Assisted
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History Note English:
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2002
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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36290
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Unique Identifier:
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D028601
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Similar:
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DeCS
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