Presumed consent: A distraction in the quest for increasing rates of organ donation

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 341, Issue 7779, 2010, Pages 922-925

  Fabre, John ^a   Murphy, Paul ^b   Matesanz, Rafael ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c ORGANIZACIÓN NACIONAL DE TRASPLANTES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN;

FAMILY HEALTH; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PRESUMED CONSENT; SPAIN; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 78049458728     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c4973     Document Type: Article

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