Organ donation after circulatory determination of death: Lessons and unresolved controversies

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 766-771

  Childress, James F ^a,b  

^a Department of Ethics ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DEATH; ETHICS; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; TRANSPLANTATION;

CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DEATH; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 57349145704     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: 1748720X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2008.00336.x     Document Type: Article

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