Entrepreneurial ventures and whole-body donations: A regional perspective from the United States

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 963-969

  Anteby, Michel ^a   Hyman, Mikell ^a  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial ventures; USA; Whole body donations

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; ENTREPRENEUR;

ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; UNITED STATES;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CADAVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38849187996     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.10.023     Document Type: Article

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