The ethics of attribution: The case of health care outcome indicators

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1161-1169

  Russell, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attribution; Health care outcomes; Outcome indicators; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL CARE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0031714204     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(98)00188-9     Document Type: Article

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