Pediatric organ transplantation needs: Organ donation best practices

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 160, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 468-472

  Bratton, Susan L ^a   Kolovos, Nikoleta S ^a   Roach, Elizabeth S ^a   McBride, Virginia ^a   Geiger, Judy L ^a   Meyers, Rebecka L ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CHILD WELFARE; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; INTESTINE TRANSPLANTATION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NOTE; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRAIN DEATH; CHILD; CULTURE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; POLICY MAKING; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646528443     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 10724710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.160.5.468     Document Type: Note

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