Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-191) and index.
Contents:
pt. 1. Overview. -- A brief history of transplantation -- Organ procurement: supply and demand -- Organ allocation: establishing a fair system -- Advances and the future of transplantation -- pt. 2. Controversies and issues relating to transplantation. -- Buying and selling organs for donation -- Organ allocation: who should get an organ? -- Xenotransplantation: animal use and infectious disease -- Living donors: giving until it hurts? -- Stem cell transplantation and research: a question of life? -- Face transplants: some ethical considerations.
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