Women, men and public health - How the choice of normative theory affects resource allocation

Health Policy

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 351-364

  Månsdotter, Anna ^a,b   Lindholm, Lars ^b   Öhman, Ann ^b  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fairness; Normative theories; Public health; Resource allocation; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JUSTICE; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIETY; SOCIOECONOMICS; THEORY; WELFARE;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

ETHICAL THEORY; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; MALE; MORBIDITY; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 3242742987     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2004.01.002     Document Type: Article

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