Too old to save? COVID-19 and age-based allocation of lifesaving medical care
Adults aged 65 and over are disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and represent by far the largest share of severe disease and death. This paper critically examines ethical arguments for using implicit and explicit age criteria as a standard for allocating s...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2022
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Bioethics
Year: 2022, Volume: 36, Issue: 7, Pages: 802-808 |
RelBib Classification: | NCC Social ethics NCH Medical ethics XA Law |
Further subjects: | B
Justice
B Ethics B Covid-19 B Allocation B Older Adults |
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