Facial transplantation revisited: Findings from the very first public engagement exercise

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 433-436

  Gwanmesia, Ivo ^a   Clarke, Alex ^a   Butler, Peter E M ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Facial deformity; Facial transplantation; Immunosuppressant regimen; Rejection

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHICS; EXERCISE; FACE SURGERY; FACIAL TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; NURSE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGEON; SURGICAL RISK;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; FACIAL TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RISK; SELF CONCEPT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 79959532948     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: 17439159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2011.04.005     Document Type: Article

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