Families, patients, and physicians in medical decisionmaking: a Pakistani perspective

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Title

Families, patients, and physicians in medical decisionmaking: a Pakistani perspective

Author

Moazam, Farhat

Publisher

2000/11/00

Language

English

Publication Date

20001100

Primary Classification

21.7

Secondary Classification

21.7;2.1;7.1;8.1;8.2;8.3.1;9.1;20.4.1

Primary keywords

culture--[pri];decision making--[pri];family members--[pri];family relationship--[pri];Muslims--[pri];patient care--[pri];patient participation--[pri];physician's role--[pri];terminal care--[pri]

Secondary keywords

assisted suicide;attitudes to death;autonomy;beneficence;cancer;codes of ethics;cross-cultural comparison;cultural pluralism;developing countries;diagnosis;directive counseling;dissent;euthanasia;females;health care delivery;informed consent;Islamic ethics;legal aspects;males;malpractice;medical ethics;non-Western world;paternalism;physician patient relationship;professional family relationship;physicians;prognosis;religion;resource allocation;socioeconomic factors;surgery;third party consent;truth disclosure;Western world

Subject

Pakistan--[pri]

Subject

Islamic Code of Medical Ethics;Islamic Organization for Medical Sciences (IOMS)

Journal Article

Hastings Center Report 2000 November-December; 30(6): 28-37

Primary Document Type

ja

Call Number

journal

Bibliography

74 refs.

Collection

Citation

“Families, patients, and physicians in medical decisionmaking: a Pakistani perspective,” Islamic Medical & Scientific Ethics, accessed October 18, 2024, http://imse.ibp.georgetown.domains/items/show/33696.