Moral tales of parental living kidney donation: A parenthood moral imperative and its relevance for decision making

Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 225-236

  Zeiler, Kristin ^a   Guntram, Lisa ^a   Lennerling, Anette ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Decision making; Ethics; Moral imperative; Narratives; Parental living kidney donation; Parenthood; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MALE; MORALITY; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS;

EID: 77955717830     PISSN: 13867423     EISSN: 15728633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11019-010-9238-3     Document Type: Article

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