Institutional policy learning and public consultation: The Canadian xenotransplantation experience

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 655-662

  Jones, Mavis ^a,c   Einsiedel, Edna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c Echo: Improving Women's Health in Ontario ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Donor organ shortage; Institutional learning; Participatory technology assessment; Policy; Public consultation; Xenotransplantation

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH POLICY; LEARNING; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CANADA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INTERVIEW; PUBLIC OPINION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; XENOTRANSPLANTATION;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ANIMALS; CANADA; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEARNING; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROLOGOUS;

CANADA;

EID: 80051900511     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.06.041     Document Type: Article

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