What makes a just healthcare system?

BMJ

Volumn 313, Issue 7072, 1996, Pages 1567-1568

  Benatar, Solomon R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; COMMON GOOD; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS; JUSTICE; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RETROSPECTIVE MORAL JUDGMENT; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ETHICAL ANALYSIS; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RETROSPECTIVE MORAL JUDGMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 0030449045     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7072.1567     Document Type: Editorial

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