THE CLINICAL AND ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS OF HEPATITIS-C FOR ORGAN-TRANSPLANTATION IN AUSTRALIA

Citation
Ih. Kerridge et al., THE CLINICAL AND ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS OF HEPATITIS-C FOR ORGAN-TRANSPLANTATION IN AUSTRALIA, Medical journal of Australia, 165(5), 1996, pp. 282-285
Citations number
47
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
ISSN journal
0025729X
Volume
165
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
282 - 285
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-729X(1996)165:5<282:TCAEIO>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Current Australian policy prohibiting transplantation of organs from h epatitis C-infected donors raises questions about patient autonomy and medical paternalism.