(Uncontrolled) donation after cardiac determination of death: A note of caution

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 760-765

  Doig, Christopher James ^a,b   Zygun, David A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Donation Committee of the Canadian Council for Donation and Transplantation

^c Department of Critical Care Medicine ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; DEATH; ETHICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RESUSCITATION; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CADAVER; DEATH; HUMANS; MEDICAL FUTILITY; MIDDLE AGED; RESUSCITATION; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 57349135323     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: 1748720X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2008.00335.x     Document Type: Article

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