Keeping Her Whole

Keeping Her Whole

Relatives of potential organ donors are the most critical link in maintaining organ availability for transplantation, as they must give their explicit consent before organ donation can take place. UK refusal rates of 40 percent are of concern. The article is one in a series of articles from a specia...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics 2013-01, Vol.22 (1), p.55-63
Hauptverfasser: SQUE, MAGI, GALASINSKI, DARIUSZ
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biological organs
Blood & organ donations
Consent
Decision making
Donation of organs, tissues, etc
Donors
Families & family life
Refusal
Special Section: Consent and Organ Donation
United Kingdom
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Zusammenfassung:Relatives of potential organ donors are the most critical link in maintaining organ availability for transplantation, as they must give their explicit consent before organ donation can take place. UK refusal rates of 40 percent are of concern. The article is one in a series of articles from a special journal section on consent and organ donation. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0963-1801
1469-2147
DOI:10.1017/S0963180112000382