Analysis of Donor Motivations in Living Donor Liver Transplantation
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Analysis of Donor Motivations in Living Donor Liver Transplantation
OBJECTIVES The introduction of the living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) in Egypt as in elsewhere, has raised important psychological conflicts and ethical questions. The objective of this study was to get better understanding of the potential donors' motives toward LDLT. METHODS This study was conducted on consecutive 193 living-liver donors who underwent partial hepatectomy as donors fo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Surgery
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2296-875X
DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2014.00025