The hidden ethical element of nursing care rationing

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 583-593

  Papastavrou, Evridiki ^a   Andreou, Panayiota ^a   Vryonides, Stavros ^a  

^a CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Ethics; focus groups; omissions; quality of healthcare; rationing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; ETHICS, NURSING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84905740409     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733013513210     Document Type: Article

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