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Are life-extending treatments for terminal illnesses a special case? Exploring choices and societal viewpoints

Criteria used by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to assess life-extending, end-of-life (EoL) treatments imply that health gains from such treatments are valued more than other health gains. Despite claims that the policy is supported by societal values, evidence from pre...

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Autores principales: McHugh, Neil, van Exel, Job, Mason, Helen, Godwin, Jon, Collins, Marissa, Donaldson, Cam, Baker, Rachel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pergamon 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5884317/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29276987
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.12.019