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Why the fair innings argument is not persuasive

The fair innings argument (FIA) is frequently put forward as a justification for denying elderly patients treatment when they are in competition with younger patients and resources are scarce. In this paper I will examine some arguments that are used to support the FIA. My conclusion will be that th...

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Autor principal: Rivlin, Michael M
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2000
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC32192/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11231889
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6939-1-1