Are clinical practice guidelines impartial?

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 415-420

  Cohen, Joshua ^a,b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical practice guideline; Distributive justice; Public justification; Rationing

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PUBLIC POLICY;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; LEGISLATORS; SOCIAL RULES;

CLINICAL LABORATORIES;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; JUSTICE; LAW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 8544254022     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462304001291     Document Type: Review

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