Lewis P A, Charny M
Department of Medical Computing and Statistics, University of Wales College of Medicine.
J Med Ethics. 1989 Mar;15(1):28-34. doi: 10.1136/jme.15.1.28.
A relative value of life dependent on age has been produced from a survey of 721 randomly selected individuals together with other observations of professional practice. The results are presented in diagrammatic form. If two identical people, except for age, present for medical treatment for a life-threatening condition and only one can be treated then the diagram indicates what the choice should be.
通过对721名随机抽取的个体进行调查以及对专业实践的其他观察,得出了一个取决于年龄的生命相对价值。结果以图表形式呈现。如果有两个除年龄外完全相同的人,因危及生命的疾病前来就医,而只能治疗其中一人,那么该图表表明了应该做出的选择。