Making an offer you can't refuse? A challenge of altruistic donation

Transplant International

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1159-1161

  Neuberger, James ^a,b  

^a NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

altruistic; donation; ethics; kidney; liver; non directed; transplantation

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 80755153027     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: 14322277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2011.01367.x     Document Type: Review

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