Meeting the demand for donor organs in the US: It's time for bold public policy, such as mandated choice or presumed consent

BMJ

Volumn 319, Issue 7222, 1999, Pages 1382-1383

  Davis, Ronald M ^a  

^a BMJ ^*  (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; MANDATORY PROGRAMS;

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRESUMED CONSENT; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033610672     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.319.7222.1382     Document Type: Editorial

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