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1 online resource (xiii, 193 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Exchange in human goods -- 2. Making a gift -- 3. The logistics of altruism -- 4. Collection regimes and donor populations -- 5. Organizations and obligations -- 6. Managing gifts, making markets -- Appendix : Data and methods -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
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 that depends solely on gifts has been called into question, and the possibility has surfaced that donors might be supplemented or replaced by paid suppliers. Last Best Gifts offers a fresh perspective on this ethical dilemma by examining the social organization of blood and organ donation in Europe a |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-183) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Procurement of organs, tissues, etc.
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Procurement of organs, tissues, etc. -- Economic aspects -- United States
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Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Economic aspects -- United States
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Tissue banks -- United States
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Organ donors.
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Altruism.
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Blood Banks -- economics
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Blood Banks -- organization & administration
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Tissue Banks -- economics
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Tissue Banks -- organization & administration
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Tissue Donors
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Tissue and Organ Procurement -- economics
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Tissue and Organ Procurement -- organization & administration
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Altruism
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MEDICAL -- Allied Health Services -- General.
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Organ donors
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Altruism
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Procurement of organs, tissues, etc.
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Tissue banks
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Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Economic aspects
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Organspender
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Altruismus
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Bloeddonatie.
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Orgaandonatie.
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United States |
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United States
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Europa (geografie)
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Verenigde Staten.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2005030538 |
| ISBN |
9780226322384 |
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0226322386 |
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1282738437 |
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9781282738430 |
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9786612738432 |
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661273843X |
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