The History of Renal Transplantation in the Arab World: A View From Saudi Arabia

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1033-1046

  Al Sayyari, Abdulla Ahmed ^a  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH; HEART; HISTORY; JORDAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAW; LIFE; LIVING DONOR; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOSLEM; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; RELIGION; SAUDI ARABIA; SOCIOECONOMICS; WAR;

ARAB WORLD; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 43849111025     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.01.016     Document Type: Article

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