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Abstract

Physician Nigel Cox was convicted of attempted murder of a dying patient on Sep 19, 1992. Cox injected the patient, who was suffering from acute rheumatoid arthritis, with potassium chloride after she refused further treatment for her condition.

Details

Title
Euthanasia: Doctor Convicted of Attempted Murder
Author
Brahams, Diana
Pages
782-3
Publication year
1992
Publication date
Sep 26, 1992
Publisher
Elsevier Limited
ISSN
01406736
e-ISSN
1474547X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/0140-6736(92)92314-6
ProQuest document ID
198981688
Copyright
Copyright Lancet Ltd. Sep 26, 1992