Abstract
KIE:
In Pakistan, as in many non-Western cultures, decisions about a patient's health care are often made by the family or the doctor. For doctors educated in the West, the Pakistani approach requires striking a balance between preserving indigenous values and carving out room for patients to participate in their medical decisions. (HCR)
MeSH terms
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Attitude to Death / ethnology*
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Cultural Characteristics
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Decision Making*
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Family / ethnology*
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Humans
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Islam / psychology
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Pakistan
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Patient Participation*
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Physician's Role*
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Physician-Patient Relations
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Professional-Family Relations
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Religion and Medicine
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Religion and Psychology
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Terminal Care / methods
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Terminal Care / psychology*
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Truth Disclosure