Reevaluating the dead donor rule

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 154-179

  Collins, Mike ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain death; Dead donor rule; Death; Organ donation; Organ transplantation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BRAIN DEATH; CHRONIC BRAIN DISEASE; COMA; DONOR; ETHICS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TRANSPLANTATION; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; BRAIN DEATH; COMA; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949472092     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: 17445019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/jhq009     Document Type: Article

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