title: Intercultural differences and communication at the end of life.
abstract: Cross-cultural encounters at the end of life are common and can result in misunderstandings and conflicts. The primary care physician is ideally suited to facilitate communication that can promote understanding and conflict resolution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, USA. james.hallenbeck@med.va.gov
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Hallenbeck
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005190:Family / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D005194:Family Practice / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010819:Physician's Role; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011287:Prejudice; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D012660:Semantics; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D014342:Truth Disclosure