It's not NICE to discriminate

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 373-375

  Harris, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CONSULTATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

AGE FACTORS; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; QUALITY OF LIFE; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 21744452666     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2005.012906     Document Type: Editorial

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