Organ transplantation /
David Petechuk.
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2006.
- xiii, 195 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Health and medical issues today, 1558-7592 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-191) and index.
Controversies in Transplantation -- A Brief History of Transplantation -- Organ Procurement: Supply & Demand -- Organ Allocation: Establishing a Fair System -- Advances and the Future of Transplantation -- Controversies and Issues Relating to Transplantation -- Buying and Selling Organs for Donation -- Organ Allocation: Who Should Get an Organ? -- Xenotransplantation: Animal Use and Infectious Disease -- Living Donors: Giving until It Hurts? -- Stem Cell Transplantation and Research: A Question of Life? -- Face Transplants: Some Ethical Considerations.