The Case of the Criminal Liver

Mr. C was a 62-year-old Chinese-American man suffering from end stage liver disease secondary to Hepatitis C. While on the waiting list for a liver, he was told that his current condition and MELD score were not advanced enough to expect a liver transplant for several years. Because of his chronic f...

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Main Author: Mishra, Ruchika (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2011
In: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Year: 2011, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 143
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Summary:Mr. C was a 62-year-old Chinese-American man suffering from end stage liver disease secondary to Hepatitis C. While on the waiting list for a liver, he was told that his current condition and MELD score were not advanced enough to expect a liver transplant for several years. Because of his chronic fatigue, he asked if there was any way to speed up the process but was told that was not possible.
ISSN:1469-2147
Contains:Enthalten in: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S096318011000071X