Organ donation by capital prisoners in China: Reflections in confucian ethics

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 197-212

  Wang, Mingxu ^a   Wang, Xueliang ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Capital prisoners; Confucian familism; Informed consent; Organ donation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; ETHICS; FAMILY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MORALITY; POLICY; PRISONER; PUNISHMENT; RELIGION; TRANSPLANTATION;

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT; CHINA; CONFUCIANISM; FAMILY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MORALS; PRISONERS; PUBLIC POLICY; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 77949450961     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: 17445019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/jhq008     Document Type: Review

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