The prisoner dilemma: Should convicted felons have the same access to heart transplantation as ordinary citizens? Opposing views

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 451-453

  McKneally, Martin F ^a,c   Sade, Robert M ^b,d  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Department of Surgery ^*  (Canada)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; COST OF ILLNESS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037350203     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2003.61     Document Type: Article

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