Rationing life-saving resources - How should allocation policies be assessed in solid organ transplantation

Transplant International

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-6

  Neuberger, James ^a,b  

^a NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

allocation; policy

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; FAMILY; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL AUDIT; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PREJUDICE; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 83955161734     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: 14322277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2011.01327.x     Document Type: Review

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