Religion and health care/Islam

  • Case and Commentary
    Aug 2009

    Dilemmas in End-of-Life Decision Making for the Medical Tourist Patient, Commentary 1

    Malika Haque, MD
    Taking care of patients whose cultures, belief systems, and family hierarchy structures differ from those on which many U.S. laws and regulations involves strategies—particularly regarding end-of-life care and surrogate decision making.
    Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(8):582-585. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.8.ccas2-0908.
  • Case and Commentary
    Aug 2009

    Dilemmas in End-of-Life Decision Making for the Medical Tourist Patient, Commentary 2

    Hafzah Mueenuddin, JD
    Taking care of patients whose cultures, belief systems, and family hierarchy structures differ from those on which many U.S. laws and regulations involves strategies—particularly regarding end-of-life care and surrogate decision making.
    Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(8):585-588. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.8.ccas2-0908.