Donor identification and consent for deceased organ donation: Summary of NICE guidance

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 344, Issue 7840, 2012, Pages

  Chamberlain, K ^a   Baker, M R ^a   Kandaswamy, P ^a   Shaw, E J ^a   McVeigh, G ^b   Siddiqui, F ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Therapeutics and Pharmacology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DONOR SELECTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TERMINAL CARE;

DEATH; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 84858998101     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e341     Document Type: Short Survey

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