Improving ethics analysis in health technology assessment

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 64-70

  Duthie, Katherine ^a,b   Bond, Kenneth ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE OF HEALTH ECONOMICS   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioethics; Ethical analysis; Health technology assessment; Normative ethics

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; ANALYTIC TOOLS; BIOETHICS; ETHICAL ANALYSIS; GOOGLE SCHOLAR; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS; LEGAL ISSUES; MEDLINE; NORMATIVE ETHICS; THEORETICAL APPROACH;

HEALTH; RATING;

PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS;

ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; POLICY; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; ETHICAL THEORY; UNITED STATES;

ETHICAL THEORY; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955680427     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462310001303     Document Type: Article

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