Ethical considerations in the application of preconditioning to solid organ transplantation

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 631-634

  McNally, Stephen J ^a   Harrison, E M ^a   Wigmore, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; LIOTHYRONINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; VASOPRESSIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG INFUSION; HEART BEAT; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LIVING DONOR; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRECONDITIONING TECHNIQUE; PROGNOSIS; PROPHYLAXIS; RESUSCITATION; TECHNOLOGY;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

BIOETHICAL ISSUES; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; LIVING DONORS; PATIENT SELECTION; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 28244479279     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2004.011486     Document Type: Article

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