Priority-setting in healthcare: A framework for reasonable clinical judgements

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 488-496

  Baeroe K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NORWAY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; STANDARD;

DECISION MAKING; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NORWAY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 72449185190     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2007.022285     Document Type: Article

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