Quality-adjusted life years: ethical implications and the Oregon plan.
La Puma
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Center for Clinical Ethics, Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL 60068.
D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D028663:Ethical Theory; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D009922:Oregon; D018579:Patient Selection; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011788:Quality of Life; D040841:Resource Allocation; D012945:Social Values; D026712:Value of Life; D035862:Vulnerable Populations