Organ transplants
Subtitle: making the most of your gift of life
By: Robert Finn
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Patient-centered guides
Publisher: O'Reilly
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Beijing; Sebastopol, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9781565926349
Subjects: Greffe (Chirurgie); Transplantation of organs, tissues; Organ Transplantation; Ouvrages de vulgarisation; Popular Works; Interviews; Popular works
Description: Provides information on issues related with organ transplants such as choosing a transplant team, learning about anti-rejection drugs, dealing with emotional responses, and finding support groups.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Considering a transplant; title: The system; title: The wait; title: Heart and lung transplants; title: Liver transplants; title: Kidney and pancreas transplants; title: Other transplants; title: Anti-rejection drugs; title: Living with a transplant; title: Emotional responses; title: Family and support; title: Transplants in children; title: Living donors; title: Donors and recipients; title: Financial issues; title: Traveling for treatment; title: The future of transplantation.