The perceived fairness of the human organ allocation process in the united states

Journal of Nonprofit and Public Sector Marketing

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 45-61

  Cossé, Thomas J ^a   Weisenberger, Terry M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

Author keywords

Allocation; Donate; Donation; Donor; Fairness; Healthcare; Marketing; Organ; Transplant; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242720154     PISSN: 10495142     EISSN: 15406997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J054v08n04_05     Document Type: Article

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