The ethics of organ donation

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 921-939

  Dunstan, G R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; BONE MARROW; IMMUNITY; MEDICAL ETHICS; NERVOUS TISSUE; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; XENOGRAFT;

EID: 0030727398     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bmb.a011659     Document Type: Review

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