Age-rationing in health care: Flawed policy, personal virtue

Health Care Analysis

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 137-146

  Churchill, Larry R ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Age rationing; Justice; Price rationing

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESPAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIETY;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH;

EID: 21644438794     PISSN: 10653058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10728-005-4477-9     Document Type: Review

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