Last best gifts : altruism and the market for human blood and organs

Last best gifts : altruism and the market for human blood and organs /

More than any other altruistic gesture, blood and organ donation exemplifies the true spirit of self-sacrifice. Donors literally give of themselves for no reward so that the life of an individual--often anonymous--may be spared. But as the demand for blood and organs has grown, the value of a system...

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Main Author: Healy, Kieran Joseph, 1973-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006
Subjects:
Procurement of organs, tissues, etc.
Procurement of organs, tissues, etc. > Economic aspects > United States.
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. > Economic aspects > United States.
Tissue banks > United States.
Organ donors.
Altruism.
Blood Banks > economics
Blood Banks > organization & administration.
Tissue Banks > economics
Tissue Banks > organization & administration
Tissue Donors
Tissue and Organ Procurement > economics
Tissue and Organ Procurement > organization & administration
Altruism
United States
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