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ERIC Number: EJ319577
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1985
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The Social Allocation of Health Care Resources: Ethical Dilemmas in Age-Group Competition.
Clark, Phillip G.
Gerontologist, v25 n2 p119-25 Apr 1985
The growing proportion of elderly and rising costs of health care for the aged raise ethical issues about the nature of the social obligation to the elderly as contrasted with the young. Reexamination of health care policy must consider the role of values, social justice, and individual self-respect. (Author/NRB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Ethics, Financial Support, Older Adults, Policy Formation, Resource Allocation, Social Responsibility
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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