Medical care and the social worth of a man
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9054071 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leo Shatin (College of New Jersey, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1966 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 96-101 |
| Publication date | 1966-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9432 • E-ISSN: 1939-0025 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1939-0025.1966.tb02295.x |
| PMID | 5904498 |
| OpenAlex | W2122849275 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 2 |
The allocation of medical care to individual patients, and especially the newer, relatively unavailable medical procedures, is ordinarily made by criteria of wealth (purchasing power), personal and professional preference, social pressures, and similar factors. It is proposed that social value be made a prime consideration for life-and-death choices concerning whom to accept for special treatment among numerous candidates
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 1983 - 2013 (31) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |