Which care? Whose responsibility? And why family? A Confucian account of long-term care for the elderly

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 495-517

  Fan, Ruiping ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Confucian morality; Family values; Filial piety; Long term care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; CHINA; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY ATTITUDE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIETY; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; CONFUCIANISM; ETHICS, CLINICAL; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATIONS; FAR EAST; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE;

EID: 35048852962     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: 17445019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03605310701626331     Document Type: Article

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