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. 1979 Jun;5(2):73–75. doi: 10.1136/jme.5.2.73

Choosing priorities.

J A Gray
PMCID: PMC1154718  PMID: 112252

Abstract

Dr Gray leaves us with a question at the conclusion of his article--how should we choose priorities? He says that the debate so far has been mainly on what we should choose, but perhaps we should consider how to choose even more. Under the various subheadings of Criteria, Principles and Persons Dr Gray sets out the pros and cons of the arguments in the priority debates and tries to offer some more specific guidelines to offset the criticism that the government's priority discussions have been too generalised. Yet this is a difficult task when everyone's priorities are so different.

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