Is it ethical to invite compatible pairs to participate in exchange programmes?

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 743-747

  Fortin, Marie Chantal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; ETHICS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; PROCEDURES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TRANSPLANTATION;

ALTRUISM; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84890166829     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2012-101129     Document Type: Article

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