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The clinical and ethical implications of hepatitis C for organ transplantation in Australia
Author(s) -
Kerridge Ian H,
Saul Peter,
Batey Robert G
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb124967.x
Subject(s) - organ transplantation , transplantation , medicine , liver transplantation , hepatitis c , intensive care medicine , virology
Current Australian policy prohibiting transplantation of organs from hepatitis C‐infected donors raises questions about patient autonomy and medical paternalism.