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The Principle of Family Determination in Organ Donation: The Application of Confucian Ethics

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  1. Xi’an Jiaotong University Medical College, Mailbox 138, 76 Yantaxi Road, Xi’an, 710061, P.R. China

    Mingxu Wang (Professor in Medical Humanities, Vice President)

  2. College of Arts, Xi’an Jiaotong University, 76 Yantaxi Road, Xi’an, 710061, P.R. China

    Wen Zhang (Professor in Philosophy)

  3. School of Public Health, Xi’an Jiaotong University, 76 Yantaxi Road, Xi’an, 710061, P.R. China

    Xueliang Wang (Professor of Epidemiology)

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Wang, M., Zhang, W. & Wang, X. The Principle of Family Determination in Organ Donation: The Application of Confucian Ethics. HEC Forum 20, 183–196 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10730-008-9069-2

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