Responsibility, alcoholism, and liver transplantation

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-49

  Glannon, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Addiction; Control; Disease; Fairness; Priority; Responsibility

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYTICAL APPROACH; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

ALCOHOLISM; ETHICS, MEDICAL; GENETIC DETERMINISM; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES, ALCOHOLIC; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PATIENT SELECTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 0031995422     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/jmep.23.1.31.2595     Document Type: Article

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