Ethical considerations in the first American face transplant

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 896-901

  Paradis, Carmen ^a,b   Siemionow, Maria ^a,b   Papay, Francis ^a,b   Lohman, Robert ^a,b   Kodish, Eric ^a,b   Gordon, Chad ^a,b   Djohan, Risal ^a,b   Coffman, Kathy ^a,b   Bernard, Steven ^a,b   Alam, Daniel ^a,b  

^a Mail Code JJ60 ^*

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHICS; FACIAL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENT SELECTION; UNITED STATES;

FACIAL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENT SELECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956492085     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181e3b63d     Document Type: Article

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