Kidney transplantation: Ethical challenges in the Arab world
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1319-2442
DOI: 10.4103/1319-2442.132148