Between professional values and the social valuation of patients: The fluctuating economy of pre-hospital emergency work

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 504-510

  Nurok, Michael ^a   Henckes, Nicolas ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CERMES3 Centre de recherche   (France)

Author keywords

Decision making; Emergency care; France; Interaction; Paramedics; Resuscitation; Social values; USA; Work

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH WORKER; HOSPITAL SECTOR; VALUATION;

CAREER CHOICE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FRANCE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 58749114170     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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