Transplant tourism

Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 245-248

  Schiano, Thomas D ^a   Rhodes, Rosamond ^b  

^a Division of Liver Diseases   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Organ trafficking; Transplant tourism

Indexed keywords

CHINA; FOLLOW UP; GOVERNMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LEGAL ASPECT; MORBIDITY; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT CARE; PHILOSOPHY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSPLANT TOURISM; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHINA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MEDICAL TOURISM; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TISSUE DONORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952276203     PISSN: 10872418     EISSN: 15317013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOT.0b013e328337353e     Document Type: Review

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