Dilemmas in rationing health care services: The Case for implicit rationing

BMJ

Volumn 310, Issue 6995, 1995, Pages 1655-

  Mechanic, David ^a  

^a KING S FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SHORT SURVEY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ACCOUNTABILITY; ADMINISTRATORS; CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; COSTS AND BENEFITS; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; FAMILY MEMBERS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; INCENTIVES; INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; REMUNERATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SELECTION FOR TREATMENT; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL WORTH; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

DISCLOSURE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0029061456     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.310.6995.1655     Document Type: Article

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