Ethics and opportunity costs: Have NICE grasped the ethics of priority setting?

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 127-128

  McMillan, John ^a   Sheehan, M ^b   Austin, D ^c   Howell, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c West Midlands Specialised Services Agency   (United Kingdom)

^d East Stafforfshire PCT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL VALUES; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 33644758032     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2005.014860     Document Type: Article

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