Theoretical |
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Philosophy (e.g., How should decisions on setting priorities be made legitimate |
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and fair?) |
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Theology (e.g., What Catholic values should guide decisions on setting priorities |
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in Catholic hospitals?) |
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Law (e.g., What practices in setting priorities in a regional health authority might |
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constitute discrimination?) |
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Policy (e.g., What policy should governments follow in funding new technologies |
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in medicine?) |
Empirical |
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Social sciences (e.g., How do regional health authorities in developing countries |
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make decisions on setting priorities?) |
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Decision analysis (e.g., How do you trade-off considerations of equity and |
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efficiency in decisions on setting priorities?) |
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Clinical epidemiology (e.g., What are the criteria used to allocate liver |
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transplants?) |
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Health services research (e.g., How does the delivery of cardiac surgery vary by |
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patient gender or ethnicity?) |