Legal framework governing deceased organ donation in the UK

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 108, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Price, D P T ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

consent; consent, informed consent; ethics; jurisprudence; mandated choice; organ donation; presumed; public opinion; tissue and organ procurement

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEATH; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL CAPACITY; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84855229491     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aer356     Document Type: Review

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