When a nudge becomes a shove

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 40-42

  Potts, Michael ^a   Verheijde, Joseph L ^b   Rady, Mohamed Y ^c  

^a METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADAVER; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; HUMAN; NOTE; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; TRANSPLANTATION;

CADAVER; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 84859930780     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2011.634490     Document Type: Article

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