The cost of refusing treatment and equality of outcome

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 231-236

  Savulescu, Julian ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Cost effectiveness; Distributive justice; Efficiency; Equality; Refusal of treatment; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT RIGHT; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031658516     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.24.4.231     Document Type: Review

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