Promotion of altruistic donation: A reply

Transplantation

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 902-903

  Hippen, Benjamin ^a   Matas, Arthur ^b  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; IRAN; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LETTER; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; UNITED STATES;

ALTRUISM; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GIFT GIVING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; IRAN; LIVING DONORS; MEDICAL TOURISM; MOTIVATION; PATIENT RIGHTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950920361     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TP.0b013e3181cf503c     Document Type: Letter

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