Living donation and cosmetic surgery: A double standard in medical ethics?

Journal of Clinical Ethics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 110-117

  Testa, Giuliano ^a,b   Carlisle, Erica ^c   Simmerling, Mary ^d   Angelos, Peter ^b  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LIVING DONOR; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PATERNALISM; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PLASTIC SURGERY; RISK; TRANSPLANTATION;

COERCION; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LIVING DONORS; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; ODDS RATIO; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PATERNALISM; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RISK; SURGERY, PLASTIC; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 84865148048     PISSN: 10467890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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