Role of living liver donation in the United Kingdom

British Medical Journal

Volumn 327, Issue 7416, 2003, Pages 676-679

  Neuberger, James ^a   Price, David ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADAVER DONOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LAW; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MEDICAL ETHICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; REVIEW; RISK; SURVIVAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0141789614     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.327.7416.676     Document Type: Review

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