Resource allocation: International perspectives on resource allocation

International Encyclopedia of Public Health

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 538-543

  Martin, D K ^a   Benatar, S R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Accountability for reasonableness; Bioethics; Distributive justice; Equity; Global disparities; Global health; Health systems; Priority setting; Resource allocation; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884446199     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012373960-5.00124-6     Document Type: Chapter

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