Open AccessA comparison of physicians' end-of-life decision making for non-western migrants and Dutch natives in the Netherlands
Author(s) -
Hilde M. Buiting,
Judith Rietjens,
Bregje D. OnwuteakaPhilipsen,
P.J. van der Maas,
Johannes J. M. van Delden,
Agnes van der Heide
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
european journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1464-360X
pISSN - 1101-1262
DOI - 10.1093/eurpub/ckn084
Subject(s) - demography , family medicine , medicine , psychology , sociology
Non-western migrants have a different cultural background that influences their attitudes towards healthcare. As the first wave of this relatively young group is growing older, we investigated, for the first time, whether end-of-life decision-making practices for non-western migrants differ from Dutch natives.
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