Balancing principles, QALYs, and the Straw men of resource allocation

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 48-50

  McMillan, John ^a   Hope, Tony ^b  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORALS; PATIENT SELECTION; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951065373     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265161003632971     Document Type: Article

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