The Undeserving Sick? An Evaluation of Patients’ Responsibility for Their Health Condition

The recent increased prevalence of diseases related to unhealthy lifestyles raises difficulties for healthcare insurance systems traditionally based on the principles of risk-management, solidarity, and selective altruism: since these diseases are, to some extent, predictable and avoidable, patients...

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Authors: Clavien, Christine (Author) ; Hurst, Samia (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2020
In: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Year: 2020, Volume: 29, Issue: 2, Pages: 175-191
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