Ethical issues in organ procurement: A review for intensivists

Critical Care Clinics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-48

  Arnold, R M ^a   Siminoff, L A ^a   Frader, J E ^a  

^a Division of General Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED VENTILATION; BRAIN DEATH; CADAVER DONOR; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FAMILY; GRIEF; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE; LAW; LIVING DONOR; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030050816     PISSN: 07490704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-0704(05)70213-X     Document Type: Article

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