How clinical rationing works in practice: A case study of morbid obesity surgery

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 147, Issue , 2015, Pages 288-295

  Owen Smith, Amanda ^a   Donovan, Jenny ^a   Coast, Joanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Healthcare rationing; Morbid obesity; NHS; Observation; Priority setting; Qualitative; Resource allocation; UK

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; UNITED KINGDOM; BARIATRIC SURGERY; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MIDDLE AGED;

UNITED KINGDOM;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84947712612     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.11.008     Document Type: Article

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