Roles and responsibilities of clinical ethics committees in priority setting

Abstract Background Fair prioritization of healthcare resources has been on the agenda for decades, but resource allocation dilemmas in clinical practice remain challenging. Can clinical ethics committees (CECs) be of help? The aim of the study was to explore whether and how CECs handle priority set...

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Main Authors: Morten Magelssen, Ingrid Miljeteig, Reidar Pedersen, Reidun Førde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12910-017-0226-5