Death, dying and donation: organ transplantation and the diagnosis of death

Refusal of organ donation is common, and becoming more frequent. In Australia refusal by families occurred in 56% of cases in 1995 in New South Wales, and had risen to 82% in 1999, becoming the most important determinant of the country's very low organ donation rate (8.9/million in 1999). Leadi...

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Authors: Kerridge, I. H. (Author) ; Saul, P. (Author) ; Lowe, M. (Author) ; McPhee, J. (Author) ; Williams, D. (Author)
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2002
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2002, Volume: 28, Issue: 2, Pages: 89-94
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