Direction of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network and United Network for Organ Sharing regarding the oversight of live donor transplantation and solicitation for organs

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-40

  Delmonico, F L ^a   Graham, W K ^a  

^a UNITED NETWORK FOR ORGAN SHARING   (United States)

Author keywords

Donor solicitation; Live donor transplantation oversight

Indexed keywords

FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MEDICARE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ARTICLE; DIRECTED TISSUE DONATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

DIRECTED TISSUE DONATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644871070     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2005.01163.x     Document Type: Review

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