Rewards for organ donation: The time has come

Kidney International

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 955-957

  Monaco, A P ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; LIVING DONOR; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; REWARD; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM;

EID: 33644849423     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5000281     Document Type: Note

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