The technical, immunological and ethical feasibility of face transplantation

Journal of Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 8-12

  Barker, John H ^a,c   Vossen, Marieke ^a,b   Banis Jr , Joseph C ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Plastic Surgery Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURN; CONGENITAL DISORDER; EDITORIAL; FACE CANCER; FACE INJURY; FACE SURGERY; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; SKIN FLAP; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 27844492899     PISSN: 17416280     EISSN: 17416299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1743-9191(06)60016-2     Document Type: Editorial

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