Living anonymous liver donation: Case report and ethical justification

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1032-1035

  Wright, L ^a   Ross, K ^a   Abbey, S ^b   Levy, G ^c   Grant, D ^c  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anonymous organ donor; Liver donation; Liver transplantation; Living organ donor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTIVATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

CONFIDENTIALITY; DISCLOSURE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LIVER; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PRIVACY;

EID: 33947601942     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2006.01725.x     Document Type: Article

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