Individual responsibility for health. Decision, not discovery.

Full Abstract

Health policy sometimes hinges on claims about the responsibility borne by people or corporations for health outcomes. We don't want these claims to be arbitrary, so we construe them as discoveries of plain fact. But we're mistaken. They are interwoven with our values and social institutions. Recognizing that they are allows us to debate them more honestly and thoroughly.

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Author/s: Yoder, Scot D (SD);

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Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review

Journal: The Hastings Center report (Hastings Cent Rep), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2002 Mar-Apr; vol 32 (issue 2) : pp 22-31

Dates: Created 2002/05/09; Completed 2003/02/20; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 11998765, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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