Review of organ donation in Hong Kong: 1996-2009

Hong Kong Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 62-73

  Tong, Yuen Fan ^a   Koo, Jenny ^b   Cheng, Beatrice ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

brain death; Hong Kong; organ donation; organs recovered per donor; transplantation

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; BRAIN TUMOR; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART; HEPATITIS VIRUS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; KIDNEY DONOR; LIVER; LUNG; MEDICAL HISTORY; ORGAN DONOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEROLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 78049453649     PISSN: 15615413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1561-5413(10)60014-2     Document Type: Article

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