On the feasibility of resolving the organ shortage

Inquiry

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 160-166

  Kaserman, David L ^a,b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 33748937690     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5034/inquiryjrnl_43.2.160     Document Type: Article

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