Attitudes to prioritization in selected health care activities

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 320-329

  Ryynanen O P ^a   Myllykangas, M ^a   Niemela P ^a   Kinnunen, J ^a   Takala, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Allocation of health care; Priorities in health; Prioritization; resources; Rationing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005379372     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.1998.tb00252.x     Document Type: Article

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