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SUBMITTER: Huseynov S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7759519 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Huseynov Samir S Palma Marco A MA Nayga Rodolfo M RM
Frontiers in public health 20201211
COVID-19 has overwhelmed healthcare systems across the globe with an unprecedented surge in the demand for hospitalizations. Consequently, many hospitals are facing precarious conditions due to limited capacity, especially in the provision of ventilators. The governing ethical principles of medical practice delineated in (1) favor prioritizing younger patients, largely because of their relatively higher expected life years. We conduct a survey of the general public in the United States to elicit ...[more]