The transplantable organ shortage in Singapore - Has implementation of presumed consent to organ donation made a difference?

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 346-353

  Tong, Kiat Kwek ^a   Lew, Thomas W K ^a   Hui, Ling Tan ^a   Kong, Sally ^b  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Brain death; End of life; Multi organ donor; Opt out; Organ procurement

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEATH; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DONOR SELECTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REGISTER; REVIEW; SINGAPORE;

EID: 65749101476     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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