Commentary: World health assembly resolution 57.18 on xenotransplantation

Transplantation

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 636-637

  Sykes, Megan ^a,b  

^a Intl Xenotransplant Association   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; INFECTION RISK; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGAN DONOR; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; XENOTRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROLOGOUS; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 16244394500     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TP.0000157523.17977.A1     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (9)

1. United Kingdom Xenotransplantation Interim Regulatory Authority (UK XIRA). Guidance on Making Proposals to Conduct Xenotransplantation on Human Subjects. Available at: http://www.advisorybodies.doh.gov.uk/ukxira/ukxirapb. htm. Accessed January 21, 2005.
2. Council of Europe. Recommendation Rec(2003) 10 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on xenotransplantation and explanatory memorandum. Available at: http://www.coe.int/T/E/Social_Cohesion/Health/Recommendations/ Rec(2003)10.asp. Accessed January 21, 2005.
3. United States Food and Drug Administration. Guidance for Industry: Source Animal, Product, Preclinical, and Clinical Issues Concerning the Use of Xenotransplantation Products in Humans. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/cber/ gdlns/clinxeno.htm. Accessed January 21, 2005.
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