title: Session IX: Social and ethical controversies in pediatric heart transplantation.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ashwal
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Caplan
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Cheatham
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Peabody
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Larson
mesh_terms: D000757:Anencephaly; D001926:Brain Death / Q000175:diagnosis; D002985:Clinical Protocols / Q000592:standards; D015986:Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000191:economics; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D018579:Patient Selection; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000592:standards*; D011203:Poverty; D011641:Public Relations; D040841:Resource Allocation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014019:Tissue Donors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000592:standards; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D035502:Trust; D035141:Voluntary Programs; D035761:Wedge Argument