Fairness and the tyranny of potential in kidney transplantation

Current Anthropology

Volumn 54, Issue SUPPL.7, 2013, Pages

  Kaufman, Sharon R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84884562236     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/670193     Document Type: Article

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