Growing concerns about brain death and organ donation

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 883-888

  Verheijde, Joseph L ^a   Rady, Mohamed Y ^b   McGregor, Joan L ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEATH; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LEGAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS;

BRAIN DEATH; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55949124812     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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