Human cells and tissues: The need for a global ethical framework

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 870-872

  Pirnay, Jean Paul ^a   Vanderkelen, Alain ^a   Zizi, Martin ^b   de Vos, Daniel ^a   Rose, Thomas ^a   Laire, Geert ^c   Ectors, Nadine ^d   Verbeken, Gilbert ^a  

^a QUEEN ASTRID MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Belgium)

^c Belgian Ministry of Defence   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL ORGANELLE; ETHICS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COST; DONOR SELECTION; ETHICAL DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW SUIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; ORGAN DONOR; QUALITY CONTROL; SAFETY; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TISSUE REGENERATION; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION;

ETHICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 78149321349     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.09.074542     Document Type: Article

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