A new era for organ transplantation in China

The Lancet

Volumn 383, Issue 9933, 2014, Pages 1971-1972

  Sun, Qiquan ^a   Gao, Xinpu ^b   Wang, Haibo ^c,d   Ko, Dicken Shiu Chung ^e   Li, Xian Chang ^f  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b China Organ Donation Administrative Center   (China)

^c China Organ Transplant Response System Research Center   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEATH; CHINA; CHINESE; COMPENSATION; FIRST AID; HEART DEATH; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY; HUMAN; LAW; LETTER; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRAFFICKING; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; HUMANS; PUBLIC OPINION; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 84901808066     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60953-3     Document Type: Letter

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