Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Pages 51-52 , February 2003

Living donor liver transplantation: ethics and safety

  • B Eghtesad

      Affiliations

    • Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute (B.E., A.B.J., J.J.F.), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • A.B Jain

      Affiliations

    • Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute (B.E., A.B.J., J.J.F.), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    • University of Rochester Medical Center (A.B.J.), Rochester, New York, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dr Ashokkumar B. Jain, University of Rochester Medical Center, Box SURG, 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
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  • J.J Fung

      Affiliations

    • Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute (B.E., A.B.J., J.J.F.), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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PII: S0041-1345(02)03995-7

doi: 10.1016/S0041-1345(02)03995-7

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Pages 51-52 , February 2003

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