Reflections on equality, justice and allocation of resources in health: The bioethical point of view to the inequitable society's dilemmas

Abstract: This article brings a reflection about the dilemma of the allocation of resources to health in a society, as the Brazilian one, marked by severe social inequalities among its citizens. For that, the concepts of equality and justice proposed by Amartya Sen (2001) are discussed and the bioet...

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Main Authors: Evelise Ribeiro Gonçalves, Gelson Luiz de Albuquerque, Alacoque Lorenzini Erdmann, Flavia Souza Ramos, Felipa Rafaela Amadigi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal Fluminense, Escola de Enfermagem Aurora de Afonso Costa 2007-08-01
Series:Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing
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Online Access:http://www.objnursing.uff.br/index.php/nursing/article/view/490