Why the ethics of parsimonious medicine is not the ethics of rationing

JAMA

Volumn 309, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 773-774

  Tilburt, Jon C ^a   Cassel, Christine K ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENEFICENCE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SHORT SURVEY; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

EID: 84874380552     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.368     Document Type: Short Survey

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