Equitable rationing of highly specialised health care services for children: A perspective from South Africa

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 224-229

  Landman, Willem A ^a,b,c   Henley, Lesley D ^a,b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RED CROSS WAR MEMORIAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Health care priority setting; Justice in health care; Macro allocation; Micro allocation; Rationing; South Africa

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD CARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032982461     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.25.3.224     Document Type: Review

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