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Does moral reasoning influence public values for health care priority setting?: A population-based randomized stated preference survey

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  • Denburg, Avram E.
  • Ungar, Wendy J.
  • Chen, Shiyi
  • Hurley, Jeremiah
  • Abelson, Julia

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Preferences of members of the public are recognized as important inputs into health care priority-setting, though knowledge of such preferences is scant. We sought to generate evidence of public preferences related to healthcare resource allocation among adults and children.

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  • Denburg, Avram E. & Ungar, Wendy J. & Chen, Shiyi & Hurley, Jeremiah & Abelson, Julia, 2020. "Does moral reasoning influence public values for health care priority setting?: A population-based randomized stated preference survey," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 124(6), pages 647-658.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:124:y:2020:i:6:p:647-658
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2020.04.007
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