Table of Contents: A cross-cultural dialogue on health care ethics /

Corporate Author:	University of Victoria (B.C.). Centre for Studies in Religion and Society.
Other Authors:	Coward, Harold G., Phinit Rattanakun.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Waterloo, Ont. : Published for the Centre for Studies in Religion & Society by Wilfrid Laurier University Press, ©1999.
Subjects:	Medical ethics. Medical care Ethics, Medical. Bioethical Issues. Bioethics. Cultural Diversity. Decision Making. Delivery of Health Care. Health. Public Policy. Social Values. Cross-Cultural Comparison. Religion and Medicine. Adolescent. Attitude to Death. Buddhism. Complementary Therapies. Confucianism. Consumer Participation. Disease. Ecology. Family Relations. Freedom. Indians, North American. Informed Consent. International Cooperation. Internationality. Minority Groups. Minors. Patient Participation. Personal Autonomy. Physician-Patient Relations. Reference Standards. Religion. Religious Philosophies. Risk. Risk Assessment. Terminal Care. Treatment Refusal. Medical care. Éthique médicale. Soins médicaux MEDICAL > Ethics. Medische ethiek. Canada. China. Thailand.
Online Access:	http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=50579

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Buddhism, health, disease, and Thai culture
Concepts of health and disease in traditional Chinese medicine
Discourses on health: a critical perspective
Expanding notions of culture for cross-cultural ethics in health and medicine
Health, health care, and culture: diverse meanings, shared agendas
Buddhist health care ethics
Chinese health care ethics
Secular health care ethics
Pediatric care: judgments about best interests at the onset of life
Comparing the participation of Native North American and Euro-North American patients in health care decisions
End-of-life decisions: clinical decisions about dying and perspectives on life and death
A critical view of North American health policy
Threats from the Western biomedical paradigm: implications for Chinese herbology and traditional Thai medicine
Global challenges: ethical implications of the greening of modern Western medicine.