Ethical issues in lung transplantation

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 315, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 142-145

  Clinton Lawrence, E ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomedical ethics; Lung transplantation

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; JUSTICE; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT RIGHT; PULMONARY ARTERY DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0345267354     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-199803000-00002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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