Are preferences for equality a matter of perspective?

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 449-459

  Schwappach, David L B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Equality; Perspective; Preference elicitation; Priority setting; Resource allocation; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EQUALITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXPERT; RANDOMIZATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIOBIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 22544463077     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X05276861     Document Type: Article

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