The case against a regulated system of living kidney sales

Nature Clinical Practice Nephrology

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 466-467

  Jha, Vivekanand ^a   Chugh, Kirpal S ^a,b  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b National Kidney Clinic and Research Center 601   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD DONOR; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORALITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SHORT SURVEY; SPERM DONOR;

COMMERCE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 33748323154     PISSN: 17458323     EISSN: 17458331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpneph0268     Document Type: Short Survey

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