When alcohol abstinence criteria create ethical dilemmas for the liver transplant team

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 263-265

  Bramstedt, Katrina A ^a   Jabbour, N ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ALCOHOLISM; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CADAVER DONOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG ABUSE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RECURRENCE RISK; REGISTRATION; REHABILITATION CARE; RISK REDUCTION; TOXICITY TESTING; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, ALCOHOLIC; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33646426920     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2005.012856     Document Type: Article

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