A systematic review of presumed consent systems for deceased organ donation

Health Technology Assessment

Volumn 13, Issue 26, 2009, Pages

  Rithalia, A ^a   McDaid, C ^a   Suekarran, S ^a   Norman, G ^a   Myers, L ^a   Sowden, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; AUSTRIA; AWARENESS; BELGIUM; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CINAHL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA EXTRACTION; EDUCATION; EMBASE; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; INFORMATION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; INVESTMENT; KIDNEY; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; LIVER; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; POPULATION; PSYCINFO; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; RELATIVE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SINGAPORE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DONOR; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; TRANSPLANTATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; GEOGRAPHY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; PRESUMED CONSENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATE MEDICINE; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 70449579144     PISSN: 13665278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3310/hta13260     Document Type: Review

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