Tacitly consenting to donate one's organs

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 344-347

  den Hartogh, Govert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DONOR; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT RIGHT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TRANSPLANTATION;

HUMANS; PATIENT RIGHTS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRESUMED CONSENT; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 79958775038     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2010.038463     Document Type: Article

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