title: Professional responsibility to and for patients and the ethics of health policy.
authors.affiliation: Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza MS 420, Houston, TX 77030-3411, USA. Laurence.McCullough@bcm.edu
authors.forename: Laurence B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: McCullough
mesh_terms: D063506:Ageism; D000375:Aging; D003072:Cognition Disorders; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000941:ethics*; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000639:trends*; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000941:ethics*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D010358:Patient Participation; D018579:Patient Selection; D028723:Personhood; D019989:Persons with Intellectual Disabilities; D012935:Social Justice; D012941:Social Responsibility; D012945:Social Values; D035862:Vulnerable Populations