What the medical excuse teaches us about the potential living donor as patient

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 731-736

  Ross, L F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Confidentiality; Deception; Donor advocate; Living donors; Medical excuse; Privacy; Truth telling

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENTIALITY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LIVING DONOR; MEDICAL EXCUSE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORALITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ADULT; DECEPTION; NOTE; PRIVACY;

COERCION; CONFIDENTIALITY; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; PRIVACY;

EID: 77949801640     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.03010.x     Document Type: Review

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