Organ transplantation, organ donation and mental retardation

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 658-664

  Martens, Marilee A ^a   Jones, Linda ^a   Reiss, Steven ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Kidney transplant; Mental retardation; Organ transplantation; Renal failure; Renal replacement therapy; Tissue and organ procurement; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

CAREGIVER; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

CHILD; DECISION MAKING; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PUBLIC POLICY; TISSUE DONORS; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746911925     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: 13993046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2006.00545.x     Document Type: Review

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