Survey of pediatricians' opinions on donation after cardiac death: Are the donors dead?

Pediatrics

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Joffe, Ari R ^a,b   Anton, Natalie R ^a   Decaen, Allan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b STOLLERY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Death; Donation after cardiac death; End of life; Organ donation; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; CANADA; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ETHICS; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; LAW; ORGAN DONOR; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; ADOLESCENT; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; DEATH; DECISION MAKING; DONOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; PEDIATRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TIME; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 58149162865     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-1210     Document Type: Article

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