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Who should be given priority for public funding?

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  • Bae, Eun-Young
  • Lim, Min Kyoung
  • Lee, Boram
  • Bae, Green

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This study explored if Koreans consider the type of disease, rarity, and availability of alternative treatments as priority criteria in limited healthcare resource allocation.

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  • Bae, Eun-Young & Lim, Min Kyoung & Lee, Boram & Bae, Green, 2020. "Who should be given priority for public funding?," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 124(10), pages 1108-1114.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:124:y:2020:i:10:p:1108-1114
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2020.06.010
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