Worldwide variability in deceased organ donation registries

Transplant International

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 801-811

  Rosenblum, Amanda M ^a   Li, Alvin Ho Ting ^a   Roels, Leo ^b   Stewart, Bryan ^c,d   Prakash, Versha ^e   Beitel, Janice ^e   Young, Kimberly ^f   Shemie, Sam ^g   Nickerson, Peter ^h   Garg, Amit X ^a,i  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b Donor Action Foundation   (Belgium)

^c OneLegacy   (United States)

^d Donate Life America Donor Designation Collaborative Faculty   (United States)

^e Trillium Gift of Life Network   (Canada)

^f CANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES   (Canada)

^g MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

donation; donor identification; donor registry; legal aspects; organ preservation procurement; organization

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA BASE; DECISION MAKING; DRIVER LICENCE; GOVERNMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; REGISTRATION; REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARGENTINA; ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; EUROPE; HUMANS; NORTH AMERICA; REGISTRIES; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84863728780     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: 14322277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2012.01472.x     Document Type: Review

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