title: Allocation of scarce resources: ethical challenges, clinical realities.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins Asthma and Allergy Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Terry
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Rushton
mesh_terms: D004992:Ethics, Medical; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010360:Patient Transfer; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy