Enforcement of presumed-consent policy and willingness to donate organs as identified in the European Union Survey: The role of legislation in reinforcing ideology in pluralistic societies

Health Policy

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 26-31

  Verheijde, Joseph L ^a,b   Rady, Mohamed Y ^b   McGregor, Joan L ^a   Friederich Murray, Catherine ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

European Union; Health policy; Ideology; Legislation; Medical; Organ donation; Organ procurement; Organ transplantation; Presumed consent

Indexed keywords

DATA COLLECTION; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PRESUMED CONSENT; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 62249132204     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2008.08.008     Document Type: Article

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