Should the confucian family-determination model be rejected? a case study

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 587-599

  Li, En Chang ^a   Wen, Chun Feng ^b  

^a MEDICAL SCHOOL OF XI AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XI'AN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Confucian ethics; Confucian family determination model; informed consent; surgery signature system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE REPORT; CHINA; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ERROR; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; CONFUCIANISM; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ERRORS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SOCIAL VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958610788     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: 17445019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/jhq045     Document Type: Article

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