Facilitating organ transplants in Egypt: An analysis of doctors' discourse

Body and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 125-149

  Budiani, Debra ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Coalition for Organ Failure Solutions ^*

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EID: 41749102917     PISSN: 1357034X     EISSN: 14603632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357034X07082256     Document Type: Article

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