Living-related liver donation: The inevitable donor deaths highlight the need for greater transparency

Transplantation

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 489-490

  Neuberger, James M ^a   Lucey, Michael R ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADAVER DONOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MORTALITY; NOTE; ORGAN DONOR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DISCLOSURE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 1442286878     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TP.0000115343.04103.FE     Document Type: Note

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