The demise of UKXIRA and the regulation of solid-organ xenotransplantation in the UK

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 373-375

  McLean, Sheila ^a   Williamson, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH ETHICS; SAFETY; UNITED KINGDOM; XENOGRAFT;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; ETHICS, CLINICAL; ETHICS, RESEARCH; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY; TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROLOGOUS;

EID: 34447322542     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2007.020768     Document Type: Editorial

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