Titre :
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Do NHS clinicians and members of the public share the same views about reducing inequalities in health ? (2007)
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Auteurs :
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TSUCHIYA (Aki) : GBR. School of'Health and Related Research. And Department of Economics. University of Sheffield. Sheffield. ;
DOLAN (Paul) : GBR. Tanaka Business School. Imperial College. London.
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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Social science and medicine (vol. 64, n° 12, 2007)
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Pagination :
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2499-2503
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Protection sociale
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Système santé
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Royaume Uni
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Profession santé
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Europe sociale
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Egalité sociale
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Efficacité
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Homme
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Europe
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS 7ER0xmRn. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Decisions about how to allocate resources in health care are as much about social value judgements as they are about getting the medical facts right. In this context, it is important to compare the social preferences of members of the general public with those of National Health Service (NHS) staff involved in service delivery. A questionnaire eliciting peoples'preferences over maximising life expectancy and reducing inequalities in life expectancy between the highest and lowest social classes was completed by 271 members of the UK public and 220 NHS clinicians. The two samples have different preferences with the general public showing a greater willingness than clinicians to sacrifice total health for a more equal distribution of health. These differences may highlight tensions between what the public wants and what clinicians want, and should be subject to further investigation.
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