End-of-Life Care in Turkey

Most physicians confront the moral and technical challenges of treating persons who are coming to the natural end of their lives. At the level of the health system, this issue becomes a more pressing area for reform as premature death decreases and more people live a full life span. Well-developed c...

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Authors: Oguz, N. Yasemin (Author) ; Miles, Steven H. (Author) ; Buken, Nuket (Author) ; Civaner, Murat (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2003
In: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Year: 2003, Volume: 12, Issue: 3, Pages: 279-284
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Summary:Most physicians confront the moral and technical challenges of treating persons who are coming to the natural end of their lives. At the level of the health system, this issue becomes a more pressing area for reform as premature death decreases and more people live a full life span. Well-developed countries and international organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) have made recommendations for improving healthcare problems in aging societies. Turkey belongs to the WHO and the OECD. This article describes end-of-life healthcare in Turkey, the design of the healthcare system to meet this need, challenges that should be addressed, and solutions that would be appropriate to Turkish culture and resources.
ISSN:1469-2147
Contains:Enthalten in: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0963180103123109