Ethics of resource allocation in developing countries: The case of Sri Lanka

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1619-1625

  Jayasinghe, K S A ^a   De Silva, D ^a   Mendis, N ^a   Lie, R K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

DALYs; Essential; Ethics; Health care reform; Package; Resource allocation; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; HEALTH CARE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE REFORM; WORLD BANK;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; SRI LANKA;

SRI LANKA;

EID: 0032213457     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(98)00110-5     Document Type: Article

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