Organ Trafficking: Global Solutions for a Global Problem

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1145-1157

  Jafar, Tazeen H ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIME; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GOVERNMENT; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAW; LIVING DONOR; MEDICAL ETHICS; ORGAN TRAFFICKING; REIMBURSEMENT; STANDARD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

COMMERCE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL TOURISM; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 70449642223     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.08.014     Document Type: Article

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