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1 online resource (viii, 126 pages) : illustrations, charts |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Setting the stage -- Assessing the science base -- Infectious disease risk to public health posed by xenografting -- Ethics and public policy -- Conclusions and recommendations. |
| Summary |
Xenotransplantation involves the transplantation of cells, tissues, and whole organs from one species to another. Interest in animal-to-human xenotransplants has been spurred by the continuing shortage of donated human organs and by advances in knowledge concerning the biology of organ and tissue rejection. The scientific advances and promise, however, raise complex questions that must be addressed. This book considers the scientific and medical feasibility of xenotransplantation and explores the ethical and public policy issues surrounding the possibility of renewed clinical trials. The volume focuses on the science base of xenotransplantation, public health risks of infectious disease transmission, and ethical and public policy issues, including the views of patients and their families. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Xenografts -- Government policy -- United States.
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Xenografts. |
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Government policy. |
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United States. |
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Xenografts -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Transplantation, Heterologous. |
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Bioethics. |
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Public Policy. |
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United States. |
| Indexed Term |
Humaniora Filosofi. |
| Genre/Form |
Congress.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Xenograft Transplantation: Ethical Issues and Public Policy. Xenotransplantation. Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1996 0309055490 (DLC) 96069850 (OCoLC)35302591 |
| ISBN |
0585021112 (electronic book) |
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9780585021119 (electronic book) |
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0309055490 (paperback) |
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9780309055499 (paperback) |
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