Controlled non-heart beating organ donation: Neither the whole solution nor a step too far

Anaesthesia

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 526-530

  Murphy, P ^a   Manara, A ^b   Bell, D ^a   Smith, M ^c  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADAVER; CONTROLLED NON HEART BEATING ORGAN DONATION; DECISION MAKING; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT AUTONOMY; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 42149092242     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2007.05397.x     Document Type: Review

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