Cultural beliefs about a patient's right time to die: An exploratory study

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1240-1247

  Perkins, Henry S ^a   Cortez, Josie D ^b   Hazuda, Helen P ^a  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^b Intercultural Development Research Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude toward death; Cross cultural comparison; End of life; Hospice; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TERMINAL CARE; TIME OF DEATH;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; RIGHT TO DIE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 70449529848     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-009-1115-5     Document Type: Article

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