Registering wishes about organ donation may decrease the number of donors [2]

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 186, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 156-

  Lawlor, Mitchell ^a   Billson, Frank A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DRIVER LICENCE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EYE SURGERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LETTER; LIVING WILL; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; REGISTRATION;

EID: 33847264017     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb00843.x     Document Type: Letter

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3. Siminoff LA, Lawrence RH. Knowing patients' preferences about organ donation: does it make a difference? J Trauma 2002; 53: 754-760.
4. Medicare Australia. Australian organ donor register. http://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/yourhealth/our_services/aaodr.htm (accessed Dec 2006).
5. New South Wales Roads and Traffic Authority. Registration and licensing statistics. http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/publicationsstatisticsforms/ downloads/statiregis_dl6.html?plid=33 (accessed Dec 2006).