| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 311 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 The mystique of transplantation: biologic and psychiatric considerations; 2 Psychosocial screening and selection of candidates for organ transplantation; 3 Psychosocial issues in living organ donation; 4 Quality of life in organ transplantation: effects on adult recipients and their families; 5 Quality of life of geriatric patients following transplantation: short- and long-term outcomes; 6 Cognitive assessment in organ transplantation |
| Summary |
This book reviews the psychosocial, psychiatric and ethical aspects of organ transplantation. Uniquely interdisciplinary and authoritative, and drawing on the pioneering work of the Pittsburgh transplant team, it will appeal to a wide audience including those who select, support and advise transplant patients, and the clinicians performing the procedures |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Physiological aspects
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Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Psychological aspects
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Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Organ Transplantation -- psychology
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Ethics, Medical
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Organ Transplantation -- physiology
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MEDICAL -- Surgery -- Plastic & Cosmetic.
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Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Moral and ethical aspects
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Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Psychological aspects
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Transplantatie.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Trzepacz, Paula T
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DiMartini, Andrea F
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| ISBN |
0511020635 |
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9780511020636 |
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0511116314 |
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9780511116315 |
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9780511544385 |
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0511544383 |
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9786610151950 |
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6610151954 |
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1107112826 |
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9781107112827 |
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0521283337 |
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9780521283335 |
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0511328710 |
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9780511328718 |
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0511155239 |
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9780511155239 |
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