Ethical issues in live donor kidney transplant: Views of medical and nursing staff

Experimental and Clinical Transplantation

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-7

  Mazaris, Evangelos M ^a   Warrens, Anthony N ^a   Papalois, Vassilios E ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Paid donation; Related donor; Unrelated donor

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FRIEND; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE; REWARD; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIRECTED TISSUE DONATION; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GIFT GIVING; HUMAN RELATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSING; TRANSPLANTATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALTRUISM; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DIRECTED TISSUE DONATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GIFT GIVING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649222380     PISSN: 13040855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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