Egalitarian and maximin theories of justice: Directed donation of organs for transplant

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 456-476

  Veatch, Robert M ^a,b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Egalitarianism; Maximin; Organ donation; Rawls; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; ARTICLE; BENEFICENCE; DIRECTED TISSUE DONATION; DONOR; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT SELECTION; PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TRANSPLANTATION; UNITED NETWORK FOR ORGAN SHARING;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH; UNITED NETWORK FOR ORGAN SHARING;

BENEFICENCE; DIRECTED TISSUE DONATION; ETHICAL ANALYSIS; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 0032130342     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/jmep.23.5.456.2570     Document Type: Article

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