How physicians allocate scarce resources at the bedside: A systematic review of qualitative studies

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 80-99

  Daniel, Strech ^a,b   Synofzik, Matthis ^a   Marckmann, Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical ethics; Health care rationing; Medical decision making; Qualitative research; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955685991     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: 17445019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/jhm007     Document Type: Article

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