Non-heartbeating organ donation - Can we balance duty of care, the law and recipient need?

Care of the Critically Ill

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-2

  Bell, M D Dominic ^a   Bodenham, Andrew R ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEATH; EDITORIAL; HEART BEAT; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT CARE; RECIPIENT;

EID: 1442305340     PISSN: 02660970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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