Ethical perspective: Five unacceptable trade-offs on the path to universal health coverage

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 711-714

  Norheim, Ole Frithjof ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Equity; Ethics; Health policy; Rationing; Universal healthcare

Indexed keywords

CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EQUITY; HUMAN; INCOME; INSURANCE; MORALITY;

CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH EQUITY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; MORALS; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 85001967812     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23225939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2015.184     Document Type: Editorial

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