Journal of Critical Care
Volume 22, Issue 4 , Pages 296-304 , December 2007

Two perspectives on organ donation: experiences of potential donor families and intensive care physicians of the same event

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☆ This study was funded by the Swedish Research Council for Working Life and Social Research (Stockholm).

PII: S0883-9441(07)00044-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2007.03.002

Journal of Critical Care
Volume 22, Issue 4 , Pages 296-304 , December 2007

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