Organ retention and return: Problems of consent

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 30-33

  Brazier, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; FAMILY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMAN TISSUE; INFORMED CONSENT; JURISPRUDENCE; LAW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; SOCIETY; UNITED KINGDOM;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FAMILY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MOTIVATION; PARENTS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 0037324041     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.29.1.30     Document Type: Article

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