Living kidney donation: A survey of professional attitudes and practices

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 549-557

  Beasley, Carol L ^a   Hull, Alan R ^b   Rosenthal, J Thomas ^b  

^a Partnership for Organ Donation   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Kidney transplantation; Living kidney donation; Organ donation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FAMILY; GRAFT SURVIVAL; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT COUNSELING;

EID: 0030768178     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(97)90315-2     Document Type: Article

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