Evolution of the transplantation of human organ act and law in India

Transplantation

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 110-113

  Agarwal, Sanjay K ^a   Srivastava, Rakesh K ^b   Gupta, Sudhir ^c   Tripathi, Samidha ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE   (India)

^c GOVERNMENT OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Amendment; India; Law; Transplant act

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEATH; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; INDIA; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL TOURISM; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; ORGAN PRESERVATION; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW;

BRAIN DEATH; HUMANS; INDIA; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 84864280879     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TP.0b013e31825ace15     Document Type: Review

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