| Description |
vii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Renée C. Fox, Laurence J. O'Connell, and Stuart J. Youngner -- The realities of organ transplantation / Laurence J. O'Connell -- Some must die / Stuart J. Youngner -- Why organ transplant programs do not succeed / Leslie A. Fiedler -- Fearful symmetry : corpses for anatomy, organs for transplantation? / Ruth Richardson -- Organ vendors, families, and the gift of life / Thomas H. Murray -- Organ donation and transplantation : a surgeon's view / Barry D. Kahan -- Deadly disputes : ideologies and brain death in Japan / Margaret Lock -- Choosing life : aspects of Judaism affecting organ transplantation / Elliot N. Dorff -- Transplanting myths of organ transplants / Wendy Doniger -- Cosmas and Damian : of medicine, miracles, and the economies of the body / Leonard Barkan -- Afterthoughts : continuing reflections on organ transplantation / Renée C. Fox. |
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Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Social aspects.
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Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Psychological aspects.
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Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Religious aspects.
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| Indexed Term |
Humans Organs (Body) Transplantation |
| Subject |
Tissue Transplantation -- psychology.
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Ethics, Medical.
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Religion and Medicine.
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Sociology.
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| Added Author |
Youngner, Stuart J.
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Fox, Renée C. (Renée Claire), 1928-2020
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O'Connell, Laurence J.
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| ISBN |
0299149609 alkaline paper |
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0299149641 paperback : alk. paper |
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