Is the commercialisation of human tissue and body material forbidden in the countries of the European Union

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 342-346

  Lenk, Christian ^a   Beier, Katharina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DONOR; ETHICS; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION;

COMMERCE; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE BANKS; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 84863992626     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2010.038760     Document Type: Article

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