Casting and drawing lots: A time honoured way of dealing with uncertainty and ensuring fairness

British Medical Journal

Volumn 323, Issue 7327, 2001, Pages 1467-1468

  Silverman, W A ^a   Chalmers, I ^b  

^a UK Cochrane Centre ^*

^b UK COCHRANE CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0035936276     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.323.7327.1467     Document Type: Short Survey

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