Ethical issues and the role of anesthesiologists in non-heart-beating organ donation

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 215-219

  Van Norman, Gail A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Non heart beating organ donors; Non heart beating donation

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; COMPETENCE; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; HEART BEAT; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0037397913     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001503-200304000-00017     Document Type: Review

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