Resource allocation decisions in Canada's health care system: Can these decisions be challenged in a court of law

Health Policy

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 275-290

  Sweatman, Louise R ^a   Woollard, Diane ^b  

^a Canadian Nurses Association   (Canada)

^b CMAJ   (Canada)

Author keywords

Courts; Health care; Physician negligence; Resource allocation; Standard of care

Indexed keywords

CANADA; COURT; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LAW; PHYSICIAN; POLICY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0036883551     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8510(02)00038-6     Document Type: Article

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