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@article{williams_1999, author = {Williams, A.}, citeulike-article-id = {3388456}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10398522}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=10398522}, comment = {Sceptical commentary on the Acheson report. Criticises the choice of indicators used to measure health --- argues that some form of quality-adjusted life expectancy should have been used. Questions to what extent health inequalities are immoral --- relating the concept of a chance at a ``fair innings'' with lifestyle choices that ``throw this opportunity away''. Smoking habits are used to make this point, though the argument is limited as it doesn't take into account the addictive nature of smoking, simply assuming that lifestyle choices are the person's own fault.}, issn = {1057-9230}, journal = {Health economics}, keywords = {acheson-report, argument, commentary, philosophy, theory}, month = {June}, number = {4}, pages = {297--299}, posted-at = {2008-10-08 23:02:38}, priority = {0}, title = {Commentary on the Acheson report.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10398522}, volume = {8}, year = {1999} }

TY - JOUR ID - williams_1999 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3388456 IS - 4 JF - Health economics SN - 1057-9230 EP - 299 TI - Commentary on the Acheson report. VL - 8 SP - 297 KW - acheson-report KW - argument KW - commentary KW - philosophy KW - theory N1 - Sceptical commentary on the Acheson report. Criticises the choice of indicators used to measure health --- argues that some form of quality-adjusted life expectancy should have been used. Questions to what extent health inequalities are immoral --- relating the concept of a chance at a ``fair innings'' with lifestyle choices that ``throw this opportunity away''. Smoking habits are used to make this point, though the argument is limited as it doesn't take into account the addictive nature of smoking, simply assuming that lifestyle choices are the person's own fault. AU - Williams, A PY - 1999/06// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10398522 ER -