British transplant research endangered by the Human Tissue Act

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 512-514

  Cronin, Antonia J ^a   Rose, Marle ne L ^b   Dark, John H ^c   Douglas, James F ^d  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b HAREFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; LICENSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; RESEARCH; TRANSPLANTATION; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AUTOPSY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; LICENSURE; RESEARCH; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TRANSPLANTS;

EID: 80052394966     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2010.041848     Document Type: Article

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