Tissue and corneal donation and transplantation in the UK

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 108, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Gaum, L ^a   Reynolds, I ^b   Jones, M N A ^b   Clarkson, A J ^b   Gillan, H L ^b   Kaye, S B ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

allograft; corneal transplantation; tissue and organ procurement; tissue banks; transplantation

Indexed keywords

CATARACT; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DISINFECTION; DONOR; EYEBANK; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; ISCHEMIA; KERATITIS; KERATOCONUS; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84855222321     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aer398     Document Type: Review

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