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THE GIFT OF LIFE:
Organ and Tissue Transplantation
An Introduction to Issues and Information Sources

Electronic Edition 2010 © NewFoundations
(Original Pierian Press ISBN 0-87650-309-1)

by Cecilia M Schmitz and Richard A. Gray
113 pages.

The Gift of Life addresses the legal, ethical, emotional, and other related substantive issues associated with organ and tissue transplantation. The work is an educational tool for potential donors, their families, medical students, doctors and nurses, and others interested and involved in organ and tissue donation. An introductory text is augmented by an annotated bibliography that summarizes approximately 100 of the most important "understandable' books, studies, and articles on the subject.

The bibliographic entries further discuss such issues as: brain death; AIDS and transplantation; anencephalic infants; fetal tissue; organ marketing; and the emotional feelings of and psychological impact on both donor and recipient as well as other persons close to them. The summaries are lengthy and substantive, conveying much information contained in the original sources. While the summaries may well meet the information needs of a reader, the summaries also provide a precise guide to the literature for persons who seek more information on specific topic.

 

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