Journal article
Should we allow organ donation euthanasia? Alternatives for maximizing the number and quality of organs for transplantation.
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There are not enough solid organs available to meet the needs of patients with organ failure. Thousands of patients every year die on the waiting lists for transplantation. Yet there is one currently available, underutilized, potential source of organs. Many patients die in intensive care following withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment whose organs could be used to save the lives of others. At present the majority of these organs go to waste. In this paper we consider and evaluate a range o...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2010.01811.x
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+ Royal Australasian College of Physicians Astra-Zeneca Medical Fellowship
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Wilkinson, D
Oxford Nuffield Medical Fellowship
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Eric Burnard Fellowship
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Bioethics Journal website
- Volume:
- 26
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 32-48
- Publication date:
- 2012-01-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1467-8519
- ISSN:
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0269-9702
- Source identifiers:
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192748
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- Language:
- English
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pubs:192748
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- pubs:192748
- Deposit date:
- 2013-03-20
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- Copyright holder:
- Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Copyright date:
- 2012
- Notes:
- Copyright 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Re-use of this article is permitted in accordance with the Terms and Conditions set out at http://wileyonlinelibrary.com/onlineopen#OnlineOpen_Terms.
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