Rationing scarce life-sustaining resources on the basis of age

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 799-804

  Clarke, Clare M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Benefit; Critical care; Deontology; Ethical decision making; Life sustaining resources; Rationing; Resource allocation; Utilitarianism

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANALYTICAL APPROACH; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LONGEVITY; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

AGE FACTORS; COST CONTROL; ETHICS, MEDICAL; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; LONGEVITY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT SELECTION; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0035458554     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01913.x     Document Type: Article

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