The debate over hand transplantation

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 757-759

  Andrew Lee, W P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT REJECTION; HAND AMPUTATION; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 0036739905     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.2002.35075     Document Type: Article

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