| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 311 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Physiological aspects.
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Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. |
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Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Psychological aspects.
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Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Psychological aspects. |
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Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
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Organ Transplantation -- psychology. |
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Ethics, Medical. |
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Organ Transplantation -- physiology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Trzepacz, Paula T.
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DiMartini, Andrea F.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Transplant patient. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000 0521553547 (DLC) 99025872 (OCoLC)41076376 |
| ISBN |
0511020635 (electronic book) |
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9780511020636 (electronic book) |
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0511053290 |
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9780511053290 |
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0511116314 (electronic book) |
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9780511116315 (electronic book) |
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9780511544385 (ebook) |
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0511544383 (ebook) |
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9780521553544 (hardback) |
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0521553547 (hardback) |
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1280151951 |
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9781280151958 |
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0521553547 (hardback) |
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