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. 2006 Mar;32(3):127-8.
doi: 10.1136/jme.2005.014860.

Ethics and opportunity costs: have NICE grasped the ethics of priority setting?

J McMillan  1 , M Sheehan, D Austin, J Howell
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Ethics and opportunity costs: have NICE grasped the ethics of priority setting?

J McMillan et al. J Med Ethics. 2006 Mar.

Abstract

The Social Value Judgments consultation document reveals NICE's failure to understand its role in healthcare prioritisation

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