Facing Covid-19 in Italy — Ethics, Logistics, and Therapeutics on the Epidemic’s Front Line

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Facing Covid-19 in Italy Physicians in northern Italy have learned some painful lessons about rationing care during an epidemic. As health care systems work out ethical allocation principles, it se...

Topics & Keywords

Disaster Response and Management Ethics in medical practice Healthcare Systems and Challenges

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 382, Issue 20, pp. 1873-1875

DOI: 10.1056/nejmp2005492

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