title: The ethical challenge of providing healthcare for the elderly.
authors.affiliation: Loyola University Chicago Medical Center, USA.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Thomasma
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D026686:Beneficence; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003657:Decision Making; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D006304:Health Status; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics; D018579:Patient Selection; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011788:Quality of Life; D040841:Resource Allocation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012922:Social Change; D012935:Social Justice; D012945:Social Values; D014481:United States; D026712:Value of Life; D028722:Virtues; D028761:Withholding Treatment