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  • Elderly people and the Public Health Service: A much desirable marriage

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    Author(s)
    Mariotto, A
    Dello Buono, M
    De Leo, D
    Griffith University Author(s)
    De Leo, Diego
    Year published
    2003
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    Abstract
    Rocketing healthcare demands are not currently paralleled by available economic resources and the fight against inappropriateness has had only a modest impact. Distribution equilibrium is afforded by various concealed and unconcealed filters to access, including waiting lists, and rationing. Age related rationing (better known as agism), is one of the most widespread forms and is cause for ethical and professional concern.1 At a time when everyone is verbally in favour of a patient oriented partnership, we decided to consult the public about health resource allocation, addressing the issue from an elderly perspective.2 Indeed, ...
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    Rocketing healthcare demands are not currently paralleled by available economic resources and the fight against inappropriateness has had only a modest impact. Distribution equilibrium is afforded by various concealed and unconcealed filters to access, including waiting lists, and rationing. Age related rationing (better known as agism), is one of the most widespread forms and is cause for ethical and professional concern.1 At a time when everyone is verbally in favour of a patient oriented partnership, we decided to consult the public about health resource allocation, addressing the issue from an elderly perspective.2 Indeed, evidence on elderly attitudes towards this question is virtually non-existent.
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    Journal Title
    Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
    Volume
    57
    Issue
    7
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.57.7.525
    Copyright Statement
    © The Author(s) 2003. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. For information about this journal please refer to the journal's website or contact the authors.
    Subject
    Public Health and Health Services
    Human Geography
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/6172
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