The state of the international organ trade: A provisional picture based on integration of available information

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 955-962

  Shimazono, Yosuke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ASSIMILATION; HEALTH POLICY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LITERATURE REVIEW;

HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; REVIEW; TOURISM;

COMMERCE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TRAVEL;

EID: 37049014750     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.06.039370     Document Type: Review

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