High context illness and dying in a low context medical world

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 113-118

  Hallenbeck, James ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Culture; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; ETHNIC GROUPS; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 33645336815     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104990910602300208     Document Type: Review

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