학술논문

Commentary to 'Social Health Disparities in Clinical Care: A New Approach to Medical Fairness' by Puschel, Furlan and Dekkers.
Document Type
Article
Source
Public Health Ethics. Apr2017, Vol. 10 Issue 1, p86-89. 4p.
Subject
*HEALTH equity
*SOCIOECONOMIC factors
*MEDICAL care
*MEDICAL ethics
*SOCIAL justice
Language
ISSN
1754-9973
Abstract
The commentary brings up two topics. The first concerns whether and how a patient's socioeconomic status (SES) should count in clinical care. We provide a brief summary of Puschel and colleagues' view and discuss it in relation to other accounts. We share their conclusion; considering SES in clinical care can be justified from a fairness perspective. Yet, we question the claim that this is a new perspective, and argue that the reason for the claim of novelty is an insufficient use of references. This leads to the second topic, which is a discussion of citation practices in philosophical/ethics papers. We describe common deviations from academic standards, and suggest how unfortunate practices can be reduced. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]