Non-heart-beating organ donation in Canada: Time to proceed?

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 169, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 302-303

  Knoll, Greg A ^a   Mahoney, John E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEATH; CANADA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; NOTE; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

EID: 0041323085     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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