Is the Canadian health care system ready for donation after cardiac death? A note of caution

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 175, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 905-906

  Doig, Christopher James ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEATH; CONSENSUS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEART ARREST; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PUBLICATION; ARTICLE; CANADA; ETHICS; LEGAL ASPECT; TERMINAL CARE; TRANSPLANTATION;

BRAIN DEATH; CANADA; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; TERMINAL CARE; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 33750107453     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.061155     Document Type: Note

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