Factors influencing living kidney donation in Singapore

Progress in Transplantation

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 95-101

  Meng, Ow Yong Lai ^a   Lim, Crystal ^a   Leng, Chow Wai ^b   Van Der Erf, Saskia ^b   Joshi, Veena D ^b   Sin, Swah ^c   Hong, Stephanie Teo Swee ^c   Chye, Paul Goh Soo ^c   Seng, Gilbert Tan ^c   Yi Shern, Terence Kee ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b Singapore Health Services   (Singapore)

^c SINGHEALTH POLYCLINICS   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; SINGAPORE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; SINGAPORE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; VOLITION;

EID: 84861499863     PISSN: 15269248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7182/pit2012607     Document Type: Article

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