Potential organ donors referred to Ontario neuro-surgical centres

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 732-736

  Tenn Lyn, Nicole A ^a   Doig, Christopher James ^b   Shemie, Sam D ^c   Teitelbaum, Jeannie ^d   Cass, Dan E ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN INJURY; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEUROSURGERY; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 33747587211     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03021634     Document Type: Article

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