The principles of medical ethics and their application to Mexican-American elderly patients.
Clin Geriatr Med
; 11(1): 131-7, 1995 Feb.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7720016
Within the vigor of the American medical ethical dialogue, awareness that the principles of respect for autonomy, beneficence, and justice may reflect some cultural bias that, in effect, may not be applicable to Americans of all ethnicities is growing. This bias raises the question about what happens when these three ethical principles are applied in clinical situations involving elderly Mexican-American patients. Four case studies based on actual patient encounters are presented to show the manner in which ethical principles may apply for Mexican-American patients and to generate discussion by presenting evidence that indicates that the fundamental ethical principle that Mexican-American elders expect will be applied by their physicians is beneficence, and not respect for self-determination.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Americanos Mexicanos
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Ética Médica
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Geriatria
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Equity_inequality
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Ethics
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
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Mexico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Geriatr Med
Assunto da revista:
GERIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
1995
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos