Dealing death and retrieving organs

Journal of Bioethical Inquiry

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 285-291

  Nelson, James Lindemann ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Death; Ethics; Opt out; Organ procurement; Organ transplantation

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349484849     PISSN: 11767529     EISSN: 18724353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11673-009-9175-0     Document Type: Article

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