Setting limits
Subtitle: medical goals in an aging society.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster; Simon & Schuster Books
Published: 1987
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
Subjects: Aged -- United States -- Social conditions.; Aged -- United States -- Economic conditions.; Aged -- Medical care -- United States.; Aged -- Government policy -- United States.
Description: Argues "from an ethical perspective" that medical resources should be allocated to the aged to improve their quality of life and to lengthen their productive life span but not only to increase their longevity.
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