Price deflation and the underground organ economy in the Philippines

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 101-107

  Mendoza, Roger Lee ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

asymmetric information; broker; kidney; nephrectomy; organ; organ scout; price deflation; transaction costs; underground economy; vendor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CRIME; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LEGAL ASPECT; LIVING DONOR; MALE; PHILIPPINES; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; COMMERCE; CRIME; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; PHILIPPINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 79952164532     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdq016     Document Type: Article

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