Culture as a Useful Conceptual Tool in Clinical Ethics Consultation

The shared values, beliefs, and behaviors by which people interpret life events are what we call culture. More than medical science, culture determines how people react to illness and death. Science may determine which drug or surgery best treats the disease, but culture often determines how the hea...

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Main Author: Perkins, Henry S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2008
In: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Year: 2008, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 164-172
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