PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - A B Shaw
TI  - In defence of ageism.
AID  - 10.1136/jme.20.3.188
DP  - 1994 Sep 01
TA  - Journal of Medical Ethics
PG  - 188--194
VI  - 20
IP  - 3
4099  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/20/3/188.short
4100  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/20/3/188.full
SO  - J Med Ethics1994 Sep 01; 20
AB  - Health care should be preferentially allocated to younger patients. This is just and is seen as just. Age is an objective factor in rationing decisions. The arguments against &#039;ageism&#039; are answered. The effects of age on current methods of rationing are illustrated, and the practical applications of an age-related criterion are discussed. Ageist policies are in current use and open discussion of them is advocated.