Wanted dead or alive? Kidney transplantation in inmates awaiting execution

Journal of Clinical Ethics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 58-60

  Appel, Jacob M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; OFFENDER; ORGAN DONOR; PRISONER; SHORT SURVEY;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT; ETHICAL ANALYSIS; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORALS; PRISONERS; PROGNOSIS; RENAL DIALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 20044366763     PISSN: 10467890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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