Voluntary reciprocal altruism: A novel strategy to encourage deceased organ donation

Kidney International

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 957-959

  Landry, D W ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ETHICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MORALITY; ORGAN DONOR; PHILOSOPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF CARE; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM; VOLUNTARY RECIPROCAL ALTRUISM;

EID: 33644872270     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5000280     Document Type: Note

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