Reasons for renal donation among living unrelated renal donors in Khuzestan province, southwestern Iran

International Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 21-24

  Beladi Mousavi, S S ^a   Alemzadeh Ansari, M J ^b   Parsi, A ^a   Kiani, E ^a  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Kidney transplantation; Living kidney donation; Motivations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; KIDNEY DONOR; LIVING DONOR; MALE; MARRIAGE; MOTIVATION; RELIGION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNRELATED DONORS;

EID: 84875239662     PISSN: 20086490     EISSN: 20086482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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