Living donor kidney transplantation: Medical, legal, and ethical considerations

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1208-1213

  Paramesh, Anil S ^a   Killackey, Mary T ^a   Zhang, Rubin ^a   Alper, Brent ^a   Slakey, Douglas P ^a   Florman, Sander S ^a  

^a Tulane Center for Abdominal Transplantation   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Kidney transplantation; Living donation

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LEGAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORTALITY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MASS MEDIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 37349038580     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31815a9a98     Document Type: Review

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