Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Health Care Rationing

Planning for the equitable allocation, apportionment, or distribution of available health resources.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Planning for the equitable allocation, apportionment, or distribution of available health resources.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Allocation of Health Care Resources
  • Allocation of Healthcare Resources
  • Healthcare Rationing
  • Rationing, Health Care
  • Healthcare Resources Allocation
  • Healthcare Resources Allocations
  • Rationing, Healthcare
  • Resources Allocation, Healthcare

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Aspects Covered

10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Health Resources/supply & distribution (1978-1988)
  • Health Services/supply & distribution (1974-1988)

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Tree Numbers

  1. I01w.261w.750w.500w
  2. N03w.349.270w
  3. N05.300w.430.375w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Health Care Rationing. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015276. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015276
  2. Health Care Rationing. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_rationing
  3. Health Care Rationing. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5690891