Problems with Prioritization: Exploring Ethical Solutions to Inequalities in HIV Care

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 32-40

  Johansson, Kjell Arne ^a   Norheim, Ole Frithjof ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

ethics; health care rationing; highly active antiretroviral therapy; HIV; resource allocation

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RURAL POPULATION; STANDARD; TANZANIA; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ETHICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RURAL POPULATION; TANZANIA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84857093499     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2011.627287     Document Type: Article

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