title: The social contract and the treatment of permanent kidney failure.
authors.affiliation: RAND, Washington, DC 20037, USA.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Rettig
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005060:Europe; D035082:Federal Government; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D007564:Japan; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy*; D006278:Medicare / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D017582:Renal Replacement Therapy / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D040841:Resource Allocation; D012935:Social Justice; D014481:United States