Patient selection for facial transplantation III: Ethical considerations

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 118-119

  Thorburn, G ^a   Hettiaratchy, S ^a   Ashcroft, R ^b   Butler, Peter E M ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; FACE SURGERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 27944503875     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1743-9191(06)60062-9     Document Type: Review

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