Discrimination in medicine: The uncertain role of values

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 541-543

  Kerridge, I H ^a,c   Mcphee, J ^a   Garvey, G ^a   Towney, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b Clinical Governance Unit   (Australia)

^c NEWCASTLE MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANALGESIA; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; GENDER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICINE; MORALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; RACE; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

AUSTRALIA; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PREJUDICE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 0035758976     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-5994.2001.00133.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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