Ethical decision making and patient autonomy: A comparison of physicians and patients in Japan and the United States

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Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1172-1182

  Ruhnke, Gregory W ^a   Wilson, Sandra R ^a   Akamatsu, Takashi ^b   Kinoue, Takaaki ^b   Takashima, Yutaka ^b   Goldstein, Mary K ^a   Hornberger, John C ^a   Raffin, Thomas A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cancer; Decision making; Disclosure; Ethics; HIV; Informed consent; Japan; Mechanical ventilation; Patient autonomy; Physician assisted suicide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMED CONSENT; JAPAN; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT RIGHT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033789798     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.118.4.1172     Document Type: Article

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