A comprehensive approach to organ donation

Hospital Practice

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 181-195

  Morrissey, Paul E ^a,b   Monaco, Anthony P ^a,c,d  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Amer Society of Transplant Surgeons   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEATH; CADAVER DONOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT CARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; SCREENING;

EID: 0030742010     PISSN: 87502836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21548331.1997.11443550     Document Type: Review

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