Web resources for transplant candidates, recipients, and donors

Progress in Transplantation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 161-166

  Possemato, A Kyle ^a   Geller, Pamela A ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; FAMILY; HUMAN; INTERNET; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PARENT; QUALITY CONTROL; RECIPIENT; REVIEW;

EID: 34250223462     PISSN: 15269248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/152692480701700213     Document Type: Review

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