How culture and religion affect attitudes toward medical futility
Dublin Core
Title
How culture and religion affect attitudes toward medical futility
Author
Morrison, Mary F.
Demichele, Sara Gelbach
Demichele, Sara Gelbach
Publisher
1997/00/00
Language
English
Publication Date
19970000
Primary Classification
20.5.1
Secondary Classification
20.5.1;1.2;20.4.1;20.5.4;21.7
Primary keywords
allowing to die--[pri];cultural pluralism--[pri];culture--[pri];futility--[pri];prolongation of life--[pri];religion--[pri];values--[pri]
Secondary keywords
advance directives;attitude of heatlh personnel;Buddhist ethics;Christian ethics;decision making;determination of death;directive adherence;ethnic groups;females;Hindu ethics;Islamic ethics;Jewish ethics;males;physician's role;physicians;resuscitation orders;sex factors;terminal care;withholding treatment
Subject
United States
Journal Article
Zucker, Marjorie B.; Zucker, Howard D., eds. Medical Futility and the Evaluation of Life-Sustaining Interventions. Cambridge, UK; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1997: 71-84
Primary Document Type
c
Call Number
R726 .M36 1997
Bibliography
36 refs.
ISBN
521568773
Collection
Citation
“How culture and religion affect attitudes toward medical futility,” Islamic Medical & Scientific Ethics, accessed September 7, 2024, http://imse.ibp.georgetown.domains/items/show/33569.