PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Boyd, K M
AU  - Potter, B T
TI  - Priorities in the allocation of scarce resources.
AID  - 10.1136/jme.12.4.197
DP  - 1986 Dec 01
TA  - Journal of Medical Ethics
PG  - 197--200
VI  - 12
IP  - 4
4099  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/12/4/197.short
4100  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/12/4/197.full
SO  - J Med Ethics1986 Dec 01; 12
AB  - The authors report and comment on student reactions to a clinical example of moral choice in the microallocation of scarce resources. Four patients require dialysis simultaneously, but only one kidney machine is available. What moral, as opposed to clinical, criteria are available to determine who should have priority?