This paper rebuts suggestions made by Littlejohns et al that NICE is not ageist by analysing the concept of ageism. It recognises the constraints that finite resources impose on decision making bodies such as NICE and then makes a number of positive suggestions as to how NICE might more effectively and more justly intervene in the allocation of scarce resources for health.
Journal article
2012-05-01T00:00:00+00:00
38
263 - 266
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Ageism, Biomedical Technology, Government Agencies, Health Care Costs, Health Care Rationing, Healthcare Disparities, Humans, Life Expectancy, Quality of Life, Quality-Adjusted Life Years