Transplant physicians bear full responsibility for the consequences of kidney donation by a minor

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 297-298

  Salvatierra Jr , Oscar ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; JUVENILE; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PHYSICIAN; RESPONSIBILITY;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

AGE FACTORS; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MINORS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TISSUE DONORS; TRANSPLANTATION; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0036556154     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-6143.2002.20402.x     Document Type: Editorial

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