Colombia's organ trade: Evidence from Bogotá and Medellín

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 375-384

  Mendoza, Roger Lee ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Broker; Cadaveric; Living donor; Organ transplantation; Organ vendor; Underground trade

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLOMBIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LIVING DONOR; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 77954938139     PISSN: 09431853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10389-010-0320-3     Document Type: Article

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