Moral principles for Allocating scarce medical resources in an influenza pandemic

Journal of Bioethical Inquiry

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 159-169

  Verweij, Marcel ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antiviral drugs; Efficiency; Equitable access; Equity; Ethics; Fairness; Harm principle; Influenza; Intensive care; Justice; Mechanical ventilation; Neuraminidase inhibitors; Pandemic; Priority setting; Rationing; Triage; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349799209     PISSN: 11767529     EISSN: 18724353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11673-009-9161-6     Document Type: Article

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