Rationing medical care on the basis of age - the moral dimensions

This report explores the topical issue of whether health care should be rationed on the basis of age.

Book

Published: 01/12/2005

ISBN: 1846190002

Its in-depth philosophical analysis of the main ethical positions adopts an interdisciplinary and international approach.

Rationing Medical Care on the Basis of Age is important reading for health care policy makers and shapers and health care managers. Academics in ethics, philosophy, economics, and all health care disciplines will find it useful, as will public health specialists, health economists, and social scientists with an interest in health and medicine.

Suggested citation

Matthews E and Russell E (2005) Rationing medical care on the basis of age - the moral dimensions. Research report. Nuffield Trust.