Paediatric organ donation in the UK

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 83-88

  Brierley, Joe ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANENCEPHALUS; BRAIN INJURY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; BRAIN DISEASE; CHILD; CORNEA; HEART VALVE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 77149142604     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.168716     Document Type: Review

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