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- Title
Attitudes toward euthanasia in Hong Kong--a comparison between physicians and the general public.
- Authors
Chong, Alice Ming-Lin; Fok, Shiu-Yeu
- Abstract
This article reports the findings of a cross-sectional study that compared the attitudes of 618 respondents of a general household survey and a random sample of 1,197 physicians toward different types of euthanasia in Hong Kong. The general public was found to agree with active euthanasia and non-voluntary euthanasia and was neutral about passive euthanasia. On the other hand, physicians agreed with passive euthanasia, were neutral about non-voluntary euthanasia, and disagreed with active euthanasia. Factors affecting the respondents' attitudes were also explored. The article ends with policy and research implications of the findings.
- Publication
Death studies, 2005, Vol 29, Issue 1, p29
- ISSN
0748-1187
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1080/07481180590519769