A Korean perspective on developing a global policy for advance directives

Bioethics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 113-117

  Kim, Soyoon ^a,b   Hahm, Ki Hyun ^c   Park, Hyoung Wook ^a   Kang, Hyun Hee ^b   Sohn, Myongsei ^b  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Advance directives; Global policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHICS; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; KOREA; LEGAL ASPECT; LIVING WILL; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL TOURISM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; KOREA; MEDICAL TOURISM; POLICY MAKING; SOCIAL VALUES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77951910619     PISSN: 02699702     EISSN: 14678519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2009.01787.x     Document Type: Article

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