The dead donor rule: Can it withstand critical scrutiny?

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 299-312

  Miller, Franklin G ^a   Truog, Robert D ^b   Brock, Dan W ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Causing death; Medical ethics; Organ donation

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BIOETHICS; BRAIN DEATH; DEATH; DONOR; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; REVIEW; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BIOETHICAL ISSUES; BRAIN DEATH; DEATH; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MORALS; TISSUE DONORS; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 77952925794     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: 17445019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/jhq019     Document Type: Article

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