End-of-Life Decision Making: A Cross-National Study
This examination of end-of-life decision making offers a broader perspective than that found in the extensive existing literature on this topic by offering a cross-national comparison. Experts from twelve countries analyze death-related issues and policies in their respective nations, discussing such topics as health care costs, advance directives or wills, pain management, and cultural, social, and religious factors. The countries selected for study — Brazil,China, Germany, India, Israel,...
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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.
1Introduction : issues at the end of life12Ethical questions related to end-of-life decisions : the Brazilian reality133End-of-life care in China : a view from Beijing334End-of-life decision making in Germany615End-of-life decision making in India796End-of-life decision making in Israel977End-of-life care in Japan1098End-of-life decision making in Kenya1319End-of-life decision making in the Netherlands14710End-of-life decision making in Taiwan16911End-of-life decision making in Turkey18312Death policy in the United Kingdom19713Death and dying : the American experience21914Summary : the state of end-of-life policy243
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