Changing expectations concerning life-extending treatment: The relevance of opportunity cost

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 85, Issue , 2013, Pages 66-73

  Gill, Betty ^a   Griffin, Barbara ^b   Hesketh, Beryl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Competing needs; Expectations; Lifespan perspective; Prioritisation; Public preferences

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SERVICE PROVISION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESPAN; MALE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; YOUNG ADULT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84876160592     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.02.040     Document Type: Article

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