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Author Marcovitz, Hal.

Title Organ & body donation / by Hal Marcovitz.

Imprint Edina, Minn. : Abdo Pub. Co., c2011.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 PCMS Non-Fiction  617.9 MARCOVITZ    ---  Available
Description 112 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.
Series Essential viewpoints
Note Includes chronology.
Includes glossary.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 102-103) and index.
Contents Overcoming the odds - History of donation - Defining death - Organs for transplant - Organ recipients - Organ donors - Transplant tourism - Compensation for donors - Alternatives to organ donation.
Summary This book examines the critical debates on organ and body donation, discussing the Uniform Determination of Death Act 1968, transplanting organs to save others' lives, dissecting of cadavers, and legal organ purchases.
Audience 9-12 Medialog, Inc.
Subject Donation of organs, tissues, etc.
Added Title Organ and body donation
ISBN 9781616135249

 
    
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