Organ transplants
By: by Racquel Foran ; content consultant, Susan Lederer, Robert Turell Professor of Medical History and Bioethics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Series: Medical marvels; Medical marvels
Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9781617839047; 9781624011740
Subjects: Transplantation of organs, tissues; Juvenile literature
Description: Introduces organ transplantation, discussing the history and development of procedures used today, organ donation, and life after transplant surgery. --
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-108) and index.
Table of contents: title: A new heart; title: The body's organs; title: The early history of organ transplants; title: Transplant successes and failures; title: The first human heart transplant; title: Organ donations; title: Improving survival rates; title: Controversy and challenges; title: Transplants today and tomorrow.