Must We Ration Health Care for the Elderly?

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 10-16

  Callahan, Daniel ^a  

^a HASTINGS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC OPINION; UNITED STATES;

AGED; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MEDICARE; PUBLIC OPINION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859166354     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: 1748720X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2012.00640.x     Document Type: Article

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