Non-heart-beating organ donation

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 833-835

  Devey, L ^a   Wigmore, S J ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADAVER DONOR; DELAYED GRAFT FUNCTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LIVING DONOR; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

CADAVER; HUMANS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 68049085779     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6703     Document Type: Short Survey

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