Organ donation and surrogate decision-making: an ethical analysis.

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Author information

Author/s: Bosek, Marcia Sue Dewolf (MS);

Affiliation: Department of Adult Health Nursing, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA. Marcia_D_Bosek(-atsign-)rush.com

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comment; Journal Article

Journal: JONA'S healthcare law, ethics and regulation (JONAS Healthc Law Ethics Regul), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2006 Apr-Jun; vol 8 (issue 2) : pp 38-41

Dates: Created 2006/06/06; Completed 2006/08/18;

PMID: 16755230, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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CommentOn: JONAS Healthc Law Ethics Regul. 2006 Apr-Jun;8(2):37-8. (PMID: 16755229)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Decision Making - ethics
Directed Tissue Donation - ethics
Ethical Analysis
Family - psychology
Humans
Living Donors - ethics; psychology

Nurse Administrators - ethics; organization & administration; psychology
Nurse's Role
Patient Advocacy - ethics; psychology
Proxy - psychology
Role
Tissue and Organ Procurement - ethics

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