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Chan, A., & Woodruff, R. K. (1999). Comparison of palliative care needs of English- and non-English-speaking patients. Journal of Palliative Care, 15, 26-30.

Chow, A. Y. M., Chan, C. L. W., Ho, S. M. Y., Tse, D. M. W., et al. (2006). Qualitative study of Chinese widows in Hong Kong: Insights for psycho-social care in hospice settings. Palliative Medicine, 20(5), 513-520.

Chung, L. S. T. (1997). The Hospice movement in a Chinese society--a Hong Kong experience. In D. C. Saunders & R. Kastenbaum (Eds.), Hospice care on the international scene. New York: Springer.

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Connors, R. B., Jr., & Smith, M. L. (1996, July-August). Religious insistence on medical treatment: Christian theology and re-imagination. Hastings Center Report, 26(4), 23-30.

Cort, M. A. (2004). Cultural mistrust and use of hospice care: Challenges and remedies. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 7(1), 63-71.

Costello, J., & Christoforou, C. (2001, June). Palliative care in a Mediterranean culture: A review of services in the Republic of Cyprus. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 7(6), 286-289.

Davis, A. J., Konishi, E., & Mitoh, T. (2002, December). The telling and knowing of dying: Philosophical bases for hospice care in Japan. International Nursing Review, 49(4), 226-233.

Doorenbos, A. Z. (2003). Hospice access for Asian Indian immigrants. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 5, 27-33.

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Ekblad, S., Marttila, A., & Emilsson, M. (2000). Cultural challenges in end of life care, reflections from focus groups' interviews with hospice staff in Stockholm. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 31, 623-630.

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Gelfand, D. E., Balcazar, H., Parzuchowski, J., & Lenox, S. (2004). Issues in hospice utilization by Mexicans. The Journal of Applied Gerontology, 23(1), 3-19.

Getrad, R., Choudhury, P. P., Brown, E., & Sheikh, A. (2003, October). Palliative care for Hindus. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 9(10), 442-448.

Gray, A. J., Ezzart, A., et al. (1997). Palliative care for the terminally ill in Saudi Arabia. In D. C. Saunders & R. Kastenbaum (Eds.), Hospice care on the international scene. New York: Springer.

Greiner, K. A., Perera, S., & Ahulwalia, J. S. (2003, July). Hospice usage by minorities in the last year from the national mortality followbacks survey. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 51(7), 970-978.

Gumley, V. A. (1997). The Russian approach to Hospice care. In D. C. Saunders & R. Kastenbaum (Eds.), Hospice care on the international scene. New York: Springer.

Gunaratnam, Y. (1997). Culture is not enough: A critique of multi-culturalism in palliative care. In D. Field, J. Hockey, & N. Small (Eds.), Death, gender and ethnicity (pp. 166-186). London: Routledge.

Gunaratnam, Y. (2001, August). Eating into multiculturalism: Hospice staff and service users talk food, 'race', ethnicity, culture and identity. Critical Social Policy, 21, 3(68), 287-310.

Haber, D. (1999, January- February). Minority access to hospice. The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care, 16(1), 386-389.

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Hammad, R. (1997). The Hospice experience in Jordan: Al-Malath Foundation for Humanistic Care. In D. C. Saunders & R. Kastenbaum (Eds.), Hospice care on the international scene. New York: Springer.

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Hartwig, K. (2001, Summer). The development of hospice care in Arusha, Tanzania: Lessons from the neighbouring states of Kenya and Uganda. Journal of Palliative Care, 17(2), 121-125.

Hosking, M., Whiting, G., Brathwate, C., et al. (2000, September). Cultural attitudes towards death and dying: A South African perspective. Palliative-Medicine, 14(5), 437-439.

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Humphries, J. (2005). Hospice care in Romania. Pediatric Nursing, 17(9), 20-22.

Jackson, F., Schim, S. M., Seeley, S., Grunow, K., & Baker, J. (2000). Barriers to hospice care for African Americans: Problems and solutions. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 2, 65-72.

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McGrath, P., Vun, M., & McLeod, L. (2001). Needs and experiences of non-English speaking hospice patients and families in an English-speaking country. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care, 18, 305-312.

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