End-of-life decision making : a cross-national study / [edited by] Robert H. Blank and Janna C. Merrick.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Blank, Robert H.

Merrick, Janna C.

Series:

Basic bioethics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terminal care--Cross-cultural studies.

Terminal care.

Palliative treatment--Cross-cultural studies.

Palliative treatment.

Medical policy--Cross-cultural studies.

Medical policy.

Death--Cross-cultural studies.

Death.

Terminal Care.

Palliative Care.

Cross-Cultural Comparison.

Medical Subjects:

Terminal Care.

Palliative Care.

Cross-Cultural Comparison.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

viii, 266 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [2005]

Summary:

Experts analyze death-related issues and policies in twelve countries, discussing health care costs, advance directives, pain management, cultural, social, and religious factors, and other topics.

Contents:

Introduction : issues at the end of life / Robert H. Blank

Ethical questions related to end-of-life decisions : the Brazilian reality / Leo Pessini

End-of-life care in China : a view from Beijing / Li Yiting, Ole Doring, Liu Fang, Fu Li, and Su Baoqi

End-of-life decision making in Germany / Alfred Simon

End-of-life decision making in India / Sunil K. Pandya

End-of-life decision making in Israel / Tali Amidror and Frank J. Leavitt

End-of-life care in Japan / Darryl Macer

End-of-life decision making in Kenya / Angela Wasunna

End-of-life decision making in the Netherlands / Henk ten Have

End-of-life decision making in Taiwan / Tai-Yuan Chiu

End-of-life decision making in Turkey / Sahin Aksoy

Death policy in the United Kingdom / Richard Ashcroft

Death and dying : the American experience / Janna C. Merrick

Summary : the state of end-of-life policy / Robert H. Blank.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0262025744

OCLC:

55518431