Ethical Issues and the Allocation of Scarce Resources During a Public Health Emergency

  1. Allan R. Glass, MD
  1. Bethesda, MD 20814

    TO THE EDITOR:

    To me, the thought-provoking article by White and colleagues (1) raises an even bigger issue: What is the ethical context of not allocating sufficient resources in advance so that these wrenching ethical decisions become necessary in the first place? The scenarios for …

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    1. Ann Intern Med June 16, 2009 vol. 150 no. 12 889
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