biological, psychiatric, and ethical issues in organ transplantation /
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Paula Trzepacz and Andrea F. DiMartini.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Cambridge University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2000.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xii, 311 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Transplant patient.
International Standard Book Number
0521553547
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc-- Physiological aspects.
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc-- Psychological aspects.
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.-- Moral and ethical aspects.
Ethics, Medical.
Organ Transplantation-- physiology
Organ Transplantation-- psychology.
Greffe (Chirurgie)-- Aspect moral.
Greffe (Chirurgie)-- Aspect physiologique.
Greffe (Chirurgie)-- Aspect psychologique.
MEDICAL-- Surgery-- Plastic & Cosmetic.
Transplantatie.
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.-- Moral and ethical aspects.
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.-- Psychological aspects.