Exchanging kidneys: How much unfairness is justified by an extra kidney and who decides?

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1115-1120

  Steinberg, David ^a  

^a LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GROUP A; BLOOD GROUP ABO INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD GROUP O; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY GRAFT; MEDICAL ETHICS;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 9344262311     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2004.08.034     Document Type: Editorial

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