A modest approach to a new frontier: Commentary on Danovitch

Transplantation

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 464-466

  Hippen, Benjamin E ^a  

^a Metrolina Nephrology Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; BRAIN DEATH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPREHENSION; CULTURAL FACTOR; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; IRAN; KIDNEY GRAFT; LIVING DONOR; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NOTE; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR;

BRAIN DEATH; CHINA; CULTURE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 34548168386     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000269612.84906.4a     Document Type: Note

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