The politics of combating the organ trade: Lessons from the israeli and pakistani experience

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1650-1654

  Efrat, A ^a  

^a INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ethics; Israel; legislation; organ trafficking; Pakistan; transplantation

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY; ETHICS; EXPERIENCE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LAW; ORGAN DISTRIBUTION; ORGAN DONOR; PAKISTAN; PHYSICIAN; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL MEDIA;

COMMERCE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ISRAEL; PAKISTAN; POLITICS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 84879552641     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12254     Document Type: Review

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