Thomas Raffin
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Ethical decision making and patient autonomy: a comparison of physicians and patients in Japan and the United States.
Chest. 2000; (4): 1172-82
Patient-centered decision making, which in the United States is typically considered to be appropriate, may not be universally endorsed, thereby harboring the potential to complicate the care of patients from other cultural backgrounds in potentially unrecognized ways. This study compares the attitudes toward ethical decision making and autonomy issues among academic and community physicians and patients of medical center outpatient clinics in Japan and the United States.
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