Ethics, organ donation and tax: A proposal

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 451-457

  Petersen, Thomas Søbirk ^a   Lippert Rasmussen, Kasper ^b  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAPITATION FEE; COMMODIFICATION; DENMARK; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DONOR; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; POVERTY; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TAX; TRANSPLANTATION; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

CAPITATION FEE; COMMODIFICATION; DENMARK; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; HUMANS; OWNERSHIP; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; POVERTY; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TAX EXEMPTION; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84866318753     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2011-100163     Document Type: Article

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