Ethics and public health emergencies: Rationing vaccines

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 4-7

  Wynia, Matthew K ^a  

^a AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; VACCINE;

DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY; EPIDEMIC; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MASS IMMUNIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

DECISION MAKING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EMERGENCIES; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MASS IMMUNIZATION; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES; VACCINES;

EID: 33750616513     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160601021256     Document Type: Review

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