Selection criteria for recipients of scarce donor livers: A public opinion survey in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 40-46

  Chan, H M ^a   Cheung, G M Y ^a   Yip, A K W ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Liver transplantation; Patient selection; Public opinion; Social justice; Tissue and organ procurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIVER; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECIPIENT; REVIEW; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TISSUE DONORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 33344474432     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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