Ethics in American health 1: Ethical approaches to health policy

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1751-1756

  Ruger, Jennifer Prah ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POLITICAL SYSTEM; REVIEW; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES; CONFLICT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FREEDOM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MANAGEMENT; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMOCRACY; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; ETHICAL ANALYSIS; ETHICAL THEORY; FREEDOM; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; POLICY MAKING; PRINCIPLE-BASED ETHICS; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL VALUES; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 52449107460     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.121343     Document Type: Review

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