How to improve organ donation: Results of the ISHLT/FACT poll

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 389-410

  Oz, Mehmet C ^a   Kherani, Aftab R ^a   Rowe, Amanda ^b   Roels, Leo ^c   Crandall, Chauncey ^d   Tomatis, Luis ^e   Young, James B ^f  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation   (United States)

^c Donor Action Foundation   (Belgium)

^d Department of Hand Surgery   (United States)

^e Medical Affairs   (United States)

^f LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; ORGAN DONOR; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037381069     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-2498(03)00074-3     Document Type: Article

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