Controversies in Organ Donation: Donation After Cardiac Death

Perioperative Nursing Clinics

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 233-240

  Van Norman, Gail A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 48949120086     PISSN: 15567931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpen.2008.04.005     Document Type: Review

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