Supporting facial transplantation with the pillars of bioethics

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 547-553

  Kalliainen, Loree K ^a  

^a REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

bioethics; ethics; Face transplantation

Indexed keywords

BENEFICENCE; BIOETHICS; FACIAL TRANSPLANTATION; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; JUSTICE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PERFORMANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BIOETHICS; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FACIAL INJURIES; FACIAL TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TRANSPLANTATION IMMUNOLOGY; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956958083     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: 10988947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1262949     Document Type: Review

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