First prospective study on brain stem death and attitudes toward organ donation in India

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1443-1447

  Seth, Avnish Kumar ^a   Nambiar, Pradhi ^a   Joshi, Ajay ^a   Ramprasad, Ramanathan ^a   Choubey, Rajendra ^a   Puri, Pankaj ^a   Murthy, Mandapaka ^a   Naidu, Sudeep ^a   Saha, Anupam ^a   Bhatoe, Harjinder ^a  

^a ARMY HOSPITAL RESEARCH AND REFERRAL   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN STEM DEATH; CHILD; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; FAMILY; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INDIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; VENTILATOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN STEM; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72949112415     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: 15276473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.21912     Document Type: Article

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