A survey of Ethiopian physicians' experiences of bedside rationing: Extensive resource scarcity, tough decisions and adverse consequences

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Defaye, Frehiwot Berhane ^a   Desalegn, Dawit ^b   Danis, Marion ^c   Hurst, Samia ^d   Berhane, Yemane ^e   Norheim, Ole Frithjof ^a   Miljeteig, Ingrid ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^e ADDIS CONTINENTAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Ethiopia)

^f Bergen Health   (Norway)

Author keywords

Allocation of health care resources; Bedside rationing; Clinical; Ethics; Ethiopia; Health provider perspective

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPECIALIZATION; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIANS; SPECIALIZATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84944413057     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-015-1131-6     Document Type: Review

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