Demanding pure motives for donation: The moral acceptability of blood donations by haemochromatosis patients

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 69-72

  Pennings, Guido ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD DONOR; DECISION MAKING; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; MORALITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHLEBOTOMY; VOLUNTEER;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

ALTRUISM; BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD DONORS; ETHICS, CLINICAL; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PHLEBOTOMY;

EID: 13944279219     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2002.001271     Document Type: Article

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