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“One man’s trash is another man’s treasure”: exploring economic and moral subtexts of the “organ shortage” problem in public views on organ donation
- Silke Schicktanz, Department of Medical Ethics and for the History of Medicine, University of Göttingen, Humboldtallee 36, 37073 Göttingen, Germany; silke.schicktanz{at}medizin.uni-goettingen.de
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“One man’s trash is another man’s treasure”: exploring economic and moral subtexts of the “organ shortage” problem in public views on organ donation
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- Received October 22, 2008
- Revised March 9, 2009
- Accepted March 31, 2009
- First published July 30, 2009.
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April 27, 2016
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