Tinkering with the survival lottery during a public health crisis

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 181-194

  Herrera, Christopher ^a  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency response; Lottery; Public health; Rationing; Utilitarianism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORALITY; NATURAL DISASTER; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOETHICAL ISSUES; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PATIENT RIGHTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 64949084935     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: 17445019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/jhp017     Document Type: Article

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