Donation after circulatory death: Burying the dead donor rule

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 36-43

  Rodŕiguez Arias, David ^a   Smith, Maxwell J ^b   Lazar, Neil M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain; End of life issues; Organ transplantation

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DEATH; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MORALITY; NOMENCLATURE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PUBLIC OPINION; TRANSPLANTATION; TRUST; VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA;

ANESTHESIA; BRAIN DEATH; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DEATH; ETHICAL THEORY; EUTHANASIA, ACTIVE, VOLUNTARY; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MORALS; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PUBLIC OPINION; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TRUST; WEDGE ARGUMENT;

EID: 79960919938     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2011.583319     Document Type: Article

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