Ethical principles and the rationing of health care: A qualitative study in general practice

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 55, Issue 517, 2005, Pages 620-625

  Berney, Lee ^a   Kelly, Moira ^b   Doyal, Len ^b   Feder, Gene ^b   Griffiths, Chris ^b   Jones, Ian Rees ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Ethics; Focus groups; Healthcare rationing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CONFUSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; MORALITY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SAMPLING; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 23844545568     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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