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Home >  Short Publications >  Review of The U.S. Organ Procurement System
Review of The U.S. Organ Procurement System
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By Sharon E. Ehlers
Posted: Tuesday, October 8, 2002
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Nephrology Nursing Journal  
Publication Date: October 1, 2002

U.S. Organ Procurement System  
By David L. Kaserman and A.H. Barnett
200 pages; AEI Press (Washington); $20

Excerpt:

The monograph is easy to read and quite thought provoking. The issue of cadaveric organ procurement is thoroughly explored and should be read by those in the medical community who have contact with transplant candidates and their families as well as potential organ donors and donor families.

David L. Kaserman is the Torchmark Professor and chairman of the Department of Economics at Auburn University. A. H. Barnett is a professor in, as well as the chairman of, the Department of Economics, International Studies, and Public Administration at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.

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