Ethical challenges related to elder care. High level decision-makers' experiences

BMC Medical Ethics

Volumn 8, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Mamhidir, Anna Greta ^a   Kihlgren, Mona ^a,b   Sorlie, Venke ^b,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NORD UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTERVIEW; PHENOMENOLOGY; POLITICS; PUBLIC FIGURE; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; AGED; BUDGET; ECONOMICS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS; LONELINESS; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SWEDEN; UNCERTAINTY;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BUDGETS; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; ETHICS; ETHICS, INSTITUTIONAL; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LONELINESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SWEDEN; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 34247522257     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6939-8-3     Document Type: Article

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