Transplantation as an abstract good: Practising deliberate ignorance in deceased organ donation in Denmark

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 578-593

  Hoeyer, Klaus ^a   Jensen, Anja M B ^a   Olejaz, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abstraction; Anonymity; Ignorance; Information; Organ donation; Organ transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; DENMARK; DONOR; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; RESUSCITATION; TRANSPLANTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84931446623     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.12211     Document Type: Article

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