Organ and tissue transplants
Subtitle: medical miracles and challenges
By: Marilyn McClellan
Series: Issues in focus; Issues in focus (Hillside, N.J.)
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Berkeley Heights, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780766019430
Subjects: Transplantation of organs, tissues; Juvenile literature; Artificial organs
Description: Explores the history of organ transplantation, as well as its medical, ethical, financial, and personal aspects, providing insights into the latter through stories of organ donors and recipients.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 112-119) and index.
Table of contents: title: Russell's story; title: A history; title: Precious organs; title: The immune system; title: The business of organ transplantation; title: The future of organ transplants; title: The ethics of organ transplants.