What is the limiting factor for organ procurement in Belgium: Donation or detection? What can be done to improve organ procurement rates?

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-30

  Van Gelder, F ^a,b   De Roey, J ^a   Desschans, B ^a   Van Hees, D ^a   Aerts, R ^a   Monbaliu, D ^a   De Pauw, L ^a   Coosemans, W ^a   Pirenne, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Department of Abdominal Transplant Surgery and Transplant Coordination ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Family refusal; Organ donation

Indexed keywords

EID: 40949083103     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2008.11680170     Document Type: Review

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