title: Culture as a useful conceptual tool in clinical ethics consultation.
authors.affiliation: Ecumenical Center for Religion and Health, and The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, USA.
authors.forename: Henry S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Perkins
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D016265:Conflict of Interest; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004646:Emphysema / Q000628:therapy; D033061:Ethics Consultation; D026690:Ethics, Clinical; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000941:ethics; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D018447:Medical Futility; D011368:Professional-Family Relations / Q000941:ethics*; D011379:Prognosis; D012067:Religion; D016414:Resuscitation Orders / Q000941:ethics; D029181:Spirituality; D013995:Time; D035502:Trust; D035501:Uncertainty; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000941:ethics*