The impact of culture and religion on truth telling at the end of life

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3838-3842

  De Pentheny O'Kelly, Clarissa ^a   Urch, Catherine ^b   Brown, Edwina A ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

autonomy; end of life; ethics; religion

Indexed keywords

BENEFICENCE; BIOETHICS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PATERNALISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; MEDICAL FUTILITY; RELIGION; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 82255181415     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: 14602385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfr630     Document Type: Review

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