Examining the potential exploitation of UNOS policies

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 6-10

  Zink, Sheldon ^a   Wertlieb, Stacey ^a   Catalano, John ^a   Marwin, Victor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allocation policies; Directed donation; Organ; Solicitation; Transplant; UNOS

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; DIRECTED TISSUE DONATION; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; POLICY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRANSPLANTATION; UNITED NETWORK FOR ORGAN SHARING; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED NETWORK FOR ORGAN SHARING;

ADVERTISING; DIRECTED TISSUE DONATION; ETHICAL THEORY; HUMANS; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT SELECTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 27944465704     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160590953085     Document Type: Article

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