Table 1 Scarcity and/or divisibility of healthcare resources
From: One and done? Equality of opportunity and repeated access to scarce, indivisible medical resources
| Â | Divisibility of medical resource | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Indivisible | Divisible | ||
Scarcity of medical resource | Absolute | E.g. organ transplants | E.g. blood products |
| Â | Relative | E.g. ICU beds | E.g. chemotherapy |