Making choices in cardiology: Difficulties of rationing and equality of access

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 209-212

  Coats, Andrew J S ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Clinical trials; Decision making; Ethics; Heart disease; Mortality; Rationing; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0034985922     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(01)00464-8     Document Type: Editorial

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