Children as living organ donors: Current views and practice in the United States

Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 241-244

  Olbrisch, Mary E ^a   Levenson, James L ^b   Newman, Joel D ^c  

^a Department of Psychiatry and Surgery ^*  (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNITED NETWORK FOR ORGAN SHARING   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Ethics; Living organ donors

Indexed keywords

BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; COURT; DECISION MAKING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; RECIPIENT; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AGE FACTORS; ALTRUISM; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COMPREHENSION; GIFT GIVING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LIVING DONORS; MINORS; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PUBLIC OPINION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952270500     PISSN: 10872418     EISSN: 15317013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOT.0b013e328337352a     Document Type: Review

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