Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 41, Issue 1 , Pages 17-19 , January 2009

Ethical Issues of Organ Transplantation in Chinese Community: Perspectives of Health Professionals, Legal Professionals, and Religious Experts in Taiwan and Mainland China

  • F.J. Shih

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • S.H. Chu

      Affiliations

    • Far-Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • R.B. Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • H.J. Weng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, Tajen University, Pingtung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • S.S. Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Shoei-Shen Wang, MD, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, 100, Taiwan

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PII: S0041-1345(08)01545-5

doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.10.048

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 41, Issue 1 , Pages 17-19 , January 2009

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