United states acculturation and cancer patients' end-of-life care.

United states acculturation and cancer patients' end-of-life care.

Culture shapes how people understand illness and death, but few studies examine whether acculturation influences patients' end-of-life treatment preferences and medical care.In this multi-site, prospective, longitudinal cohort study of terminally-ill cancer patients and their caregivers (n = 17...

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Main Authors: Alexi A Wright, Heather Stieglitz, Yankel M Kupersztoch, M Elizabeth Paulk, Yookyung Kim, Ingrid T Katz, Francisco Munoz, Rachel B Jimenez, Jan Mutchler, Lorna Rivera, Anthony L Back, Holly G Prigerson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3594172?pdf=render

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