Just care: Should doctors give priority to patients of low socioeconomic status?

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-11

  Hurst, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT SELECTION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 58149216341     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2008.024323     Document Type: Conference Paper

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