Checklist: Passport, plane ticket, organ transplant

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1698-1701

  Bramstedt, K A ^a   Xu, Jun ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Insurance; Medical economics; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; CHECKLIST; ETHICS; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOURISM;

AVIATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250202861     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.01847.x     Document Type: Review

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