Informed consent Hong Kong style: An instance of moderate familism

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 195-206

  Chan, Ho Mun ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Breaking bad news; Decision making for competent and incompetent patients; Informed consent; Moderate familism

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; CONSULTATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY COUNSELING; HONG KONG; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORALITY; REVIEW;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURE; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, MEDICAL; EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE; FAMILY; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 3042541625     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/jmep.29.2.195.31508     Document Type: Review

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