Family discussions and demographic factors influence adolescent’s knowledge and attitude towards organ donation after brain death: a questionnaire study
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Medical Ethics
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1472-6939
DOI: 10.1186/s12910-020-00499-x