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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > death and dying > process of dying > organ and tissue donation and transplantation
... > social science subjects > counseling and psychotherapy > counseling > human development and life transitions > death and dying > process of dying > organ and tissue donation and transplantation
... > social science subjects > sociology > aging and the life course > death and dying > process of dying > organ and tissue donation and transplantation
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > death and dying > process of dying > organ and tissue donation and transplantation

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organ and tissue donation and transplantation  

Definition

  • The transplantation of organs is a well-established therapeutic intervention and part and parcel of specialized surgical services in many hospitals all over the world. Organ transplantation entails the surgical replacement of irreparably damaged organs with healthy ones obtained from either living or deceased human or animal sources. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-VD0FSKRF-M

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