The Market of Human Organs: A Window Into a Poorly Understood Global Business

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 491-493

  Surman, O S ^a   Saidi, R ^a   Purtilo, R ^b   Simmerling, M ^c   Ko, D ^a   Burke, T F ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER DONOR; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; KIDNEY DONOR; MEDICAL ETHICS; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

COMMERCE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MARKETING; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 40649127017     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.02.019     Document Type: Article

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