| Description |
106 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
The Encyclopedia of health. The Healthy body [i.e. Medical disorders and their treatment] |
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Encyclopedia of health. Medical disorders and their treatment.
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| Bibliography |
Bibliography: page 97. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Prevention and education : the keys to good health / C. Everett Koop -- Foreword / Dale C. Garrell -- Author's preface : organ transplants -- Organ transplants then and now -- Which organs and why? -- The perfect match -- The body vigilant -- How a heart transplant happens -- A patient's point of view -- Ethical issues -- The future of organ transplantation -- Appendix 1 : For more information -- Appendix 2 : How to become an organ donor -- Further reading -- Glossary. |
| Summary |
Discusses the progress made in the field of organ transplants, how and to whom the process is done, and the ethical questions transplants raise. |
| Subject |
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Juvenile literature.
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Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.
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Transplantation.
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Ethics, Medical.
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| ISBN |
0791000710 |
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9780791000717 |
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0791004988 paperback |
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9780791004982 paperback |
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