Deceased and living organ donation in Iran [1]

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1493-

  Larijani, B ^a   Zahedi, F ^a   Taheri, E ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSENSUS; HUMAN; IRAN; LETTER; ORGAN DONOR; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SOCIAL CLASS; SPIRITUAL HEALING;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IRAN; LIVING DONORS; MALE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 33745837111     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2006.01327.x     Document Type: Letter

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