The legislation on living organ donation in Western Europe: Legal and ethical analysis and impact on clinical practice

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2576-2579

  Midolo, E ^a   Minacori, R ^a   Panocchia, N ^b   Sacchini, D ^a   Silvestri, P ^b   Di Pietro, M L ^a   Spagnolo, A G ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FRANCE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; ITALY; LAW; LIVING DONOR; NETHERLANDS; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

ETHICS; EUROPE; FREEDOM; HUMANS; LIVING DONORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 84884393827     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: 18732623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.07.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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