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Author:

Farber, Steve.

Title:

On the list : fixing America's failing organ transplant system / by Steve Farber and Harlan Abrahams.

Publisher:

Rodale,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

viii, 280 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.--United States.

Other Authors:

Abrahams, Harlan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 240-271) and index.

Contents:

Lives in jeopardy -- A tale of two transplants -- The measles cure -- Escape to a better life -- The good life threatened -- Brotherly love -- A system in distress -- The american transplant system -- The global markets for organs -- Final options -- The day of our surgeries -- Fatally flawed -- The search for solutions -- The band-aid approach -- The realities of reform -- A new life and new purpose -- Epilogue.

Summary:

Examines legal, ethical, political, and economic debates regarding organ transplant policies, with proposals for solutions to the health issue and anecdotes about organ donations that were made despite the hazards and inequities of the system.

ISBN:

1605298409 (trade : hardcover)
9781605298405 (trade : hardcover)

LCCN:

2009001981

Locations:

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

EBPE325 -- Estherville Public Library (Estherville)