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G Persad, A Wertheimer, EJ Emanuel - The Lancet, 2009 - Elsevier

Principles for allocation of scarce medical interventions.

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Persad, Emanuel

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Allocation of very scarce medical interventions such as organs and vaccines is a persistent ethical challenge. We evaluate eight simple allocation principles that can be classified into four categories: treating people equally, favouring the worst-off, maximising total benefits, and …

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