Facial allograft transplantation, personal identity and subjectivity

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 449-453

  Swindell, J S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; DONOR; ETHICS; FACE; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT;

FACE; FACIAL INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; TISSUE DONORS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 34547743256     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2006.017475     Document Type: Article

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