Potential for organ donation in Victoria: An audit of hospital deaths

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 185, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 250-254

  Opdam, Helen I ^a,b   Silvester, William ^a,b  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b Victorian Organ Donation Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BRAIN DEATH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT SELECTION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL;

EID: 33748640801     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00554.x     Document Type: Article

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