title: Clinical issues in euthanasia.
abstract: We consider the euthanasia debate from the perspective of the clinical interface between doctors, patients and their families-a perspective that is lacking in much public discussion of euthanasia (defined as the deliberate taking of an individual's life at their request).
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, Melbourne, VIC. zalcberg@austin.unimelb.ed.au
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Zalcberg
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Buchanan
mesh_terms: D001293:Attitude to Death; D001315:Australia; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D005065:Euthanasia / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D033101:Euthanasia, Active, Voluntary; D005192:Family Health; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D009426:Netherlands; D010166:Palliative Care; D009272:Persons; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D035862:Vulnerable Populations; D028761:Withholding Treatment