Health inequalities and regional specific scarcity in primary care physicians: ethical issues and criteria

Greg Stapleton, Peter Schröder-Bäck (), Helmut Brand and David Townend

International Journal of Public Health, 2014, vol. 59, issue 3, 449-455

Abstract: The discussion provides clear criteria for decision makers to consider when addressing primary care physician shortages. Yet, decision makers will still need to assess specific situations by these criteria to ensure that any decisions they make are morally justifiable. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2014

Keywords: Health inequalities; Primary care; Physicians; Ethics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-013-0497-7

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