Evaluation of the autopsy report before releasing musculoskeletal tissue donors; what is the benefit?

Cell and Tissue Banking

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 329-335

  Van Wijk, Marja J ^a   Visser, Laura ^a   Bokhorst, Arlinke G ^a  

^a BIS Foundation   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Bone; Donor selection; EU directive 2006 17 EC; Musculoskeletal tissue; Safety; Tissue transplantation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; AUTOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CADAVER DONOR; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE TISSUE; MYOCARDITIS; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 56749183698     PISSN: 13899333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10561-008-9072-5     Document Type: Article

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