Abandoning the dead donor rule? A national survey of public views on death and organ donation

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 297-302

  Nair Collins, Michael ^a   Green, Sydney R ^a   Sutin, Angelina R ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BRAIN DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEATH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHICS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LIVING DONOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; STANDARDS; TRANSPLANTATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BRAIN DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEATH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; RELIGION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84925447847     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2014-102229     Document Type: Article

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