Legal Basis Of Global Tissue Banking: A Proactive Clinical Perspective

Introduction: From a Cottage Industry to a Global Business (G O Phillips); Current Legal Framework for International Operation of Tissue Banks (P Myint); The Legal and Regulatory Framework for Tissues and Cells in the Europe Union (D R Hutchison); Litigation Risks Facing Tissue Banks in the United States (D D Harshman); The Importance of a Code of Ethics and a Code of Practice for Tissue Banking Establishment (J M Pedraza); Religious, Legal and Cultural Issues for Tissue Banking, with Special Reference to the Asia Pacific Region (A Nather & W Lin); Challenges for Tissue Bankers in Asia Pacific Region and Recent Progress in Malaysia (N Yusof); Legal System for Tissue Banking in Latin America (E Kairiyama); Establishing a Legal System for Tissue Banking in China (B X Li et al.); Independence for Wales from the Remainder of the United Kingdom: A Change from Informed Consent to Presumed Consent (G O Phillips); Germany - Tissue a Special Case and Regarded as a Pharmaceutical for Legislation (R R Tonjes & P Hergert); Legal Issues Associated with Producing and Marketing Tissues Internationally (C Hartill); A Retrospective Look at the Largest Recall of Processed Bone Tissue in History (H Lazares & J T Salvucci); Polymethyl Methacrylate and Acceptable Material for Tissue Augmentation and Reconstruction (M Cabraja et al.);