An International Comparison of the Effect of Policy Shifts to Organ Donation following Cardiocirculatory Death (DCD) on Donation Rates after Brain Death (DBD) and Transplantation Rates

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Bendorf, Aric ^a   Kelly, Patrick J ^a   Kerridge, Ian H ^a,b   McCaughan, Geoffrey W ^c,d   Myerson, Brian ^a   Stewart, Cameron ^a,d   Pussell, Bruce A ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^f PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; DONATION AFTER BRAIN DEATH; DONATION AFTER CARDIOCIRCULATORY DEATH; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN PRESERVATION; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; TREND STUDY;

BRAIN DEATH; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PUBLIC POLICY; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 84877109824     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062010     Document Type: Article

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