Towards achieving national self-sufficiency in organ donation in India - A call to action

Indian Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 271-275

  Jha, V ^a,b  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART GRAFT; HUMAN; HUMAN DIGNITY; INDIA; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY GRAFT; LIVING DONOR; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION;

EID: 84907879317     PISSN: 09714065     EISSN: 19983662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.140538     Document Type: Editorial

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