Do U.S. transplant centers encourage emotionally related kidney donation?

Transplantation

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 374-377

  Spital, Aaron ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b Genesee Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ALTERNATIVES; CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; DIRECTED DONATION; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; FAMILY MEMBERS; FRIENDS; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES; ORGAN DONATION; ORGAN DONORS; RISKS AND BENEFITS; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SURVEY; TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ALTRUISM; CADAVER; DIRECTED TISSUE DONATION; EMOTIONS; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030046177     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199602150-00007     Document Type: Article

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