Should health care be rationed by age? - Contra;Alter als verteilungskriterium in der gesundheitsversorgung? - Contra

Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 130, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 351-352

  Marckmann, Georg ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b Inst fur Ethik Gesch der Medizin   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; REVIEW;

AGED; COST CONTROL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ETHICS, MEDICAL; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREJUDICE;

EID: 14644417875     PISSN: 00120472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-863056     Document Type: Review

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