Improving relatives' consent to organ donation

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 338, Issue 7702, 2009, Pages 1023-

  Shafer, Teresa J ^a  

^a LifeGift Organ Donation Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEATH; DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

FAMILY; HUMANS; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 67649103752     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b701     Document Type: Editorial

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