Last best gifts : altruism and the market for human blood and organs /

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Healy, Kieran Joseph, 1973-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.
Temas:
Procurement of organs, tissues, etc.
Procurement of organs, tissues, etc. > Economic aspects > United States.
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. > Economic aspects > United States.
Tissue banks > United States.
Organ donors.
Altruism.
Blood Banks > economics
Blood Banks > organization & administration.
Tissue Banks > economics
Tissue Banks > organization & administration
Tissue Donors
Tissue and Organ Procurement > economics
Tissue and Organ Procurement > organization & administration
Altruism
Dons d'organes, de tissus, etc. > Gestion.
Dons d'organes, de tissus, etc. > Gestion > Aspect économique > États-Unis.
Greffe (Chirurgie) > Aspect économique > États-Unis.
Banques de tissus > États-Unis.
Donneurs d'organes.
Altruisme.
MEDICAL > Allied Health Services > General.
Organ donors
Tissue banks
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. > Economic aspects
Organspender
Altruismus
Bloeddonatie.
Orgaandonatie.
United States
Europa (geografie)
Verenigde Staten.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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