Medical decision making in scarcity situations

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 207-211

  van Delden, Johannes J M ^b   Vrakking, A M ^a   van der Heide, A ^a   van der Maas, P J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSING HOME; PHYSICIAN; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIANS; POLICY MAKING; PREJUDICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 2342425748     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2003.003681     Document Type: Article

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