Priority setting of ICU resources in an influenza pandemic: A qualitative study of the Canadian public's perspectives

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Silva, Diego S ^a   Gibson, Jennifer L ^b   Robertson, Ann ^a   Bensimon, Cécile M ^a   Sahni, Sachin ^a   Maunula, Laena ^a   Smith, Maxwell J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ethics; Pandemic influenza; Priority setting; Public perspectives; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PANDEMIC;

CANADA; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PANDEMICS;

EID: 84862784432     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-241     Document Type: Article

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