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ArticleHealth care analysis : HCA : journal of health philosophy and policy2024

Premature Death as a Normative Concept.

Preben Sørheim, Mathias Barra, Ole Frithjof Norheim, Espen Gamlund, Carl Tollef Solberg

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Article in Health care analysis : HCA : journal of health philosophy and policy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Preben SørheimDepartment of Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities, University of Bergen, Sydnesplassen 1213, Postbox 7805, 5020, Bergen, Norway. Preben.Sorheim@uib.no.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3970-1253
Mathias BarraThe Health Services Research Unit-HØKH, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0022-4042
Ole Frithjof NorheimDepartment of Global Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting-BCEPS, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5748-5956
Espen GamlundDepartment of Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities, University of Bergen, Sydnesplassen 1213, Postbox 7805, 5020, Bergen, Norway.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4740-5289
Carl Tollef SolbergThe Health Services Research Unit-HØKH, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3321-3793

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Norges Forskningsråd 303724
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The practical goal of preventing premature death seems uncontroversial. But the term 'premature death' is vague with several, sometimes conflicting definitions. This ambiguity results in several conceptions with which not all will agree. Moreover, the normative rationale behind the goal of preventing premature deaths is masked by the operational definition of existing measures. In this article, we argue that 'premature death' should be recognized as a normative concept. We propose that normative theories should be used to justify measures of premature death to provide them with normative validity and public legitimacy.

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Mortality, PrematureHumansLife ExpectancyDeathEpidemiologyEthicsPhilosophyPublic policy

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PMID38277060
PMCPMC11133031

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