Concerns Regarding Organ Donation From Prisoners With Death Penalties: Perspectives of Health Professionals in Taiwan and Mainland China

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-22

  Shih, F J ^a   Wang, S S ^b   Hsu, R B ^b   Weng, H J ^c   Chu, S H ^d  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAJEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPETENCE; COPING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSE; ORGAN DONOR; POST ORGAN DONATION SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; RELIGION; SOCIAL WORKER; SURGEON; SYNDROME; TAIWAN;

BUDDHISM; CAPITAL PUNISHMENT; CHINA; CULTURE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MOTIVATION; PREJUDICE; PRISONERS; TAIWAN; TISSUE DONORS; TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 60649096089     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.10.049     Document Type: Article

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