• Risk of commodification of substances of human origin – A position statement of the European Committee on Organ Transplantation of the Council of Europe (November 2022)
• Illicit and unethical activities with human tissues and cells: Addressing the need for the elaboration of an international legal instrument to protect donors and recipients (October 2018)
• Kidney exchange programmes in Europe (August 2018)
• CD-P-TO position statement on Global Kidney Exchange concept (April 2018)
• Long-term outcome of living kidney donation (November 2015)
• Transplantation and Physical Activity (July 2015)

Understanding post-mortem blood testing practices for tissue donation

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Joint Council of Europe/United Nations Study  

Trafficking in Organs, Tissues and Cells and Trafficking in Human Beings for the Purpose of the Removal of Organs (2009)

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Organ Shortage: Current Status and Strategies for the Improvement of Organ Donation

The purpose of this European Consensus Document (2003 is to provide a step-by-step guide to the most effective ways of procuring the maximum number of high quality organs for transplantation from cadaveric donors based on an analysis of the scientific data available and relevant international experience.

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Critical factors for success in deceased donation: An international study

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