Financial considerations in living organ donation

Progress in Transplantation

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 130-136

  Jacobs, Cheryl ^a   Thomas, Charlie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BANNER GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FINANCE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LIVING DONOR; MOTIVATION; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SAFETY; SOCIAL WORKER;

EID: 0038278427     PISSN: 15269248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7182/prtr.13.2.e4tl64k674216427     Document Type: Article

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