Kidney transplants from young children and the mentally retarded

Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 229-241

  Steinberg, David ^a  

^a LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Ethical analysis; Judicial actions; Kidney donation; Kidney transplantation; Mentally retarded; Organ donation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; DEATH; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; ORGAN DONOR; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FAMILY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRINCIPLE-BASED ETHICS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; UNITED STATES; WEDGE ARGUMENT;

EID: 7244231216     PISSN: 13867415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11017-004-3140-z     Document Type: Article

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