Supply and demand in transplant tourism: Disclosure duties of the transplant physician and our global transplant community

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 246-247

  Biggins, Scott W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADAVER DONOR; CANCER RECURRENCE; CHINA; HUMAN; INDIA; LETTER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER GRAFT; MEDICAL ETHICS; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PHILIPPINES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOURISM;

HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL TOURISM; RISK FACTORS; TISSUE DONORS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 75449108473     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: 15276473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.21971     Document Type: Letter

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