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PDFCurrent controversy
Editorial
The price of our illusions and myths about the dead donor rule
- Correspondence to Dr Robert Truog, Center for Bioethics, Harvard Medical School, 641 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA; robert_truog{at}hms.harvard.edu
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The price of our illusions and myths about the dead donor rule
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- Received February 1, 2016
- Accepted February 10, 2016
- First published March 2, 2016.
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April 25, 2016
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