19 results on '"Frederike Ambagtsheer"'
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2. On Patients Who Purchase Organ Transplants Abroad
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Willem Weimar, Frederike Ambagtsheer, Wichor M. Bramer, J. de Jong, Internal Medicine, and Erasmus MC other
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Transplantation ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Organ trade ,business.industry ,Medical tourism ,Scientific literature ,030230 surgery ,Organ transplantation ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine ,Immunology and Allergy ,030211 gastroenterology & hepatology ,Pharmacology (medical) ,Organ Trafficking ,Intensive care medicine ,business - Abstract
The international transplant community portrays organ trade as a growing and serious crime involving large numbers of traveling patients who purchase organs. We present a systematic review about the published number of patients who purchased organs. With this information, we discuss whether the scientific literature reflects a substantial practice of organ purchase. Between 2000 and 2015, 86 studies were published. Seventy-six of these presented patients who traveled and 42 stated that the transplants were commercial. Only 11 studies reported that patients paid, and eight described to what or whom patients paid. In total, during a period of 42 years, 6002 patients have been reported to travel for transplantation. Of these, only 1238 were reported to have paid for their transplants. An additional unknown number of patients paid for their transplants in their native countries. We conclude that the scientific literature does not reflect a large number of patients buying organs. Organ purchases were more often assumed than determined. A reporting code for transplant professionals to report organ trafficking networks is a potential strategy to collect and quantify cases.
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- 2016
3. Interviews With Patients Who Traveled From Macedonia/Kosovo, The Netherlands, and Sweden for Paid Kidney Transplantations
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Frederike Ambagtsheer, Nivoslav Ivanovski, Willem Weimar, L. J. van Balen, and Internal Medicine
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Sweden ,Transplantation ,Kidney ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Kosovo ,030232 urology & nephrology ,Medical tourism ,030230 surgery ,medicine.disease ,Kidney Transplantation ,Republic of North Macedonia ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Medical Tourism ,Nursing ,Family medicine ,Humans ,Medicine ,Organ Trafficking ,business ,Kidney transplantation ,Netherlands - Abstract
Background: Patients travel worldwide for paid kidney transplants. Although transplantations abroad are not always illegal, they are commonly perceived to be illegal and unethical involving risks. Aim: We aimed to describe the motivations and experiences of patients who traveled abroad for paid kidney transplantations and to examine how these transplantations were facilitated. Methods: We interviewed 22 patients who traveled from Macedonia/Kosovo, the Netherlands, and Sweden for paid kidney transplantations between years 2000 and 2009. Results: Patients traveled because of inadequate transplant activity in their domestic countries and dialysis-related complaints. However, 6 patients underwent preemptive transplantations. Cultural factors such as patients’ affinity with destination countries, feelings of being discriminated against by the health-care system, and family ties also help explain why patients travel abroad. Seven of the 22 patients went to their country of origin. They were able to organize their transplantations by arranging help from family and friends abroad who provided contacts of caregivers there and who helped cover the costs of their transplants. The costs varied from €5000 to €45 000 (US$6800-US$61 200). Seven patients paid the hospital, 5 paid their doctor, 4 paid a broker, and 6 paid their donors. Conclusion: Research should include interviews with brokers, transplant professionals, and other facilitators to achieve a full picture of illegally performed transplantations.
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- 2016
4. GLOBAL KIDNEY EXCHANGE: OPPORTUNITY OR EXPLOITATION? AN ELPAT-ESOT APPRAISAL
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Frederike Ambagtsheer, Franco Citterio, Frank J. M. F. Dor, Thierry Berney, Bernadette J. J. M. Haase-Kromwijk, Greg Moorlock, Emma Massey, and Internal Medicine
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Warrant ,Tissue and Organ Procurement ,Inclusion (disability rights) ,Exploit ,Corruption ,Settore MED/18 - CHIRURGIA GENERALE ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Escrow ,Internet privacy ,kidney transplantation ,Kidney ,Special Article ,HV ,chronic kidney disease ,living donation ,medical ethics ,organ trafficking ,Living Donors ,Medicine ,Humans ,Quality (business) ,media_common ,Transplantation ,business.industry ,QP ,R1 ,Donation ,Special Articles ,Organ Trafficking ,Business ,Medical ethics ,RD ,RC - Abstract
Summary This paper addresses ethical, legal, and psychosocial aspects of Global Kidney Exchange (GKE). Concerns have been raised that GKE violates the nonpayment principle, exploits donors in low‐ and middle‐income countries, and detracts from the aim of self‐sufficiency. We review the arguments for and against GKE. We argue that while some concerns about GKE are justified based on the available evidence, others are speculative and do not apply exclusively to GKE but to living donation more generally. We posit that concerns can be mitigated by implementing safeguards, by developing minimum quality criteria and by establishing an international committee that independently monitors and evaluates GKE’s procedures and outcomes. Several questions remain however that warrant further clarification. What are the experiences and views of recipients and donors participating in GKE? Who manages the escrow funds that have been put in place for donor and recipients? What procedures and safeguards have been put in place to prevent corruption of these funds? What are the inclusion criteria for participating GKE centers? GKE provides opportunity to promote access to donation and transplantation but can only be conducted with the appropriate safeguards. Patients’ and donors’ voices are missing in this debate.
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- 2020
5. Reporting Organ Trafficking Networks: A Survey-Based Plea to Breach the Secrecy Oath
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Frederike Ambagtsheer, W.L.J.M. Duijst-Heesters, Willem Weimar, Emma K. Massey, L. J. van Balen, and Internal Medicine
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Adult ,Male ,Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ,Tissue and Organ Procurement ,Organ Trafficking ,Legal knowledge ,Kidney transplant ,Plea ,Secrecy ,Living Donors ,Immunology and Allergy ,media_common.cataloged_instance ,Medicine ,Humans ,Pharmacology (medical) ,Ethics, Medical ,European union ,media_common ,Aged ,Transplantation ,Oath ,Physician-Patient Relations ,business.industry ,Law enforcement ,Organ Transplantation ,Public relations ,Continuity of Patient Care ,Middle Aged ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Practice Guidelines as Topic ,Female ,business ,Confidentiality - Abstract
Patients travel worldwide to purchase kidneys. Transplant professionals can play a role in identifying kidney purchase. However, due to the tension between their rights and obligations, a lack of understanding and knowledge exists on how to prevent and report purchase. We present the results of a national survey that describes transplant professionals' experiences, attitudes, behaviors, conflicts of duties, legal knowledge and needs for guidelines toward patients who purchase kidneys abroad. Second, we clarify professionals' rights and obligations regarding organ purchase and propose actions that they can take to report purchase. Of the 100/241 (42%) professionals who treated patients who traveled to a country outside the European Union for a kidney transplant, 31 (31%) were certain that patients purchased kidneys. Sixty-five (65%) had suspicions that patients had bought kidneys. The majority reported a conflict of duties. Eighty percent reported a need for guidelines. Professionals can help prevent organ purchase by disclosing information about organ trafficking networks to law enforcement. Such disclosure can support the investigation and prosecution of networks. We offer key components for guidelines on disclosure of these networks.
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- 2015
6. Re-conceptualizing the organ trade: separating 'trafficking' from 'trade' and the implications for law and policy
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Ninoslav Ivanovski, Michael Bos, Willem Weimar, Frederike Ambagtsheer, Gregory Moorlock, Seán Columb, and Internal Medicine
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Transplantation ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Economic growth ,Organ trade ,business.industry ,Public health ,education ,Commerce ,Human factors and ergonomics ,Poison control ,Organ Trafficking ,030230 surgery ,Suicide prevention ,World health ,Occupational safety and health ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Injury prevention ,medicine ,Humans ,030211 gastroenterology & hepatology ,business - Abstract
The trade in human organs is considered a major international concern. In 2007, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that approximately 6000 kidney transplants are performed illegally each year. More recently, the Council of Europe declared that organ trade constitutes a “major threat to public health” and that it is growing worldwide due to the “greed of unscrupulous traffickers”. [...]
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- 2016
7. Living organ donation practices in Europe - results from an online survey
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Willij C. Zuidema, Frederike Ambagtsheer, Annette Lennerling, Fabienne Dobbels, Willem Weimar, Nathalie Duerinckx, Assya Pascalev, Mihaela Frunza, Charlotte Lovén, Frank J. M. F. Dor, Surgery, and Internal Medicine
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Tissue and Organ Procurement ,Cross-sectional study ,030232 urology & nephrology ,Economic shortage ,030230 surgery ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Living organ donation ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,medicine ,Living Donors ,Humans ,Reimbursement ,Transplantation ,Internet ,business.industry ,Medical screening ,Kidney donation ,Organ Transplantation ,3. Good health ,Surgery ,Europe ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Donation ,Family medicine ,business ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
In Europe, living organ donation (LOD) is increasingly accepted as a valuable solution to overcome the organ shortage. However, considerable differences exist between European countries regarding frequency, practices and acceptance of donor-recipient relations. As a response, the Coordination Action project 'Living Organ Donation in Europe' (www.eulod.eu), funded by the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Commission, was initiated. Transplant professionals from 331 European kidney and liver transplant centres were invited to complete an online survey on living kidney donation (LKD) and living liver donation (LLD). In total, 113 kidney transplant centres from 40 countries and 39 liver transplant centres from 24 countries responded. 96.5% and 71.8% performed LKD and LLD respectively. The content of the medical screening of donors was similar, but criteria for donor acceptance varied. Few absolute contraindications for donation existed. The reimbursement policies diverged and the majority of the donors did not get reimbursed for their income loss during recovery. Large discrepancies were found between geographical European regions (the Eastern, the Mediterranean and the North-Western). As a result of this survey we suggest several recommendations to improve quality and safety of LOD in Europe. ispartof: Transplant International vol:26 issue:2 pages:145-53 ispartof: location:Switzerland status: published
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- 2013
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8. Reply to Comment on the Article 'On Patients Who Purchase Organ Transplants Abroad'
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Willem Weimar, Frederike Ambagtsheer, J. de Jong, Wichor M. Bramer, Internal Medicine, and Erasmus MC other
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021110 strategic, defence & security studies ,Transplantation ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Letter to the editor ,business.industry ,0211 other engineering and technologies ,02 engineering and technology ,030230 surgery ,Discount points ,Surgery ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Law ,medicine ,Immunology and Allergy ,Pharmacology (medical) ,business - Abstract
We read the Letter to the Editor from Ahn et al with interest and thank the Editor for the opportunity to respond to some of the points raised (1). Ahn et al. point out that our paper ‘demonstrates the problems with drawing conclusions about TT activities from the peer-reviewed literature’. They raise the concern that our paper ‘may create the false impression that South Korea is a major source of transplant tourists’ and that the increased availability of data may simply reflect their efforts to address the issue. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- 2016
9. Indicators to Identify Trafficking in Human Beings for the Purpose of Organ Removal
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Frederike Ambagtsheer, Jessica de Jong, and Internal Medicine
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Transplantation ,Injury control ,Accident prevention ,business.industry ,Law enforcement ,Human factors and ergonomics ,Poison control ,030230 surgery ,Criminology ,Service provider ,medicine.disease ,Suicide prevention ,humanities ,Occupational safety and health ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Organ Donation and Procurement ,medicine ,030211 gastroenterology & hepatology ,Medical emergency ,business ,health care economics and organizations - Abstract
This article presents indicators to support transplant professionals, judicial and law enforcement authorities and victim support workers with the identification of trafficking in persons for the purpose of organ removal. It outlines the legal and illegal service providers that facilitate trafficking in human beings for the purpose of organ removal and guides the reader through the following criminal process: recruitment, transport, entrance, documents, housing, transplant, aftercare, and finance. Identification of illegal transplant activities by transplant professionals can support police and judiciary with the investigation, disruption, and prosecuting of trafficking networks.
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- 2016
10. Incentives for Organ Donation: Proposed Standards for an Internationally Acceptable System
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John J. Fung, Dennis Serrano, William H. Marks, Sander Florman, Thomas Peters, J Crippin, Sankaran Sundar, Thomas Gutmann, Abdallah S. Daar, Reynaldo Lesaca, Gary A. Levy, Willem Weimar, Arthur J. Matas, E. T. Ona, Gurch Randhawa, Stephen R. Munn, Glenda Eleanor P. Pamugas, Janet Radcliffe Richards, James D. Eason, Antonio Paraiso, Angeles Tan-Alora, Ajit Huilgol, Alan I. Reed, Romina Danguilan, Ahad Ghods, Alan Norman Langnas, Lewis W. Teperman, Benjamin Hippen, Wulf Gaertner, Frederike Ambagtsheer, Leo Baloloy, Richard N. Fine, Michelle Goodwin, Sally L. Satel, RoseMarie Liquette, Gert van Dijk, Micheal D. H. Asis, Richard B. Freeman, David C. Cronin, Keith Rigg, Walter Land, Robert S. Gaston, David P. T. Price, Hans W. Sollinger, Igal Kam, Edward Cole, Nadey S Hakim, Arlene Lamban, Charles Miller, Nasrollah Ghahramani, Internal Medicine, and Public Health
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TRANSPLANT TOURISM ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Tissue and Organ Procurement ,DONOR ,Article ,Principle-Based Ethics ,KIDNEY ,organ donation ,Incentives ,DIALYSIS ,Immunology and Allergy ,Medicine ,Humans ,Pharmacology (medical) ,Organ donation ,Transplantation ,Motivation ,Public economics ,business.industry ,RENAL-TRANSPLANTATION ,MORTALITY ,Tissue Donors ,Surgery ,Transplant tourism ,RECIPIENTS ,Incentive ,Harm ,Donation ,business - Abstract
Incentives for organ donation, currently prohibited in most countries, may increase donation and save lives. Discussion of incentives has focused on two areas: (1) whether or not there are ethical principles that justify the current prohibition and (2) whether incentives would do more good than harm. We herein address the second concern and propose for discussion standards and guidelines for an acceptable system of incentives for donation. We believe that if systems based on these guidelines were developed, harms would be no greater than those to today's conventional donors. Ultimately, until there are trials of incentives, the question of benefits and harms cannot be satisfactorily answered.
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- 2012
11. A Criminological Perspective: Why Prohibition of Organ Trade Is Not Effective and How the Declaration of Istanbul Can Move Forward
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Frederike Ambagtsheer, Willem Weimar, and Internal Medicine
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Transplantation ,Tissue and Organ Procurement ,SDG 16 - Peace ,Organ trade ,business.industry ,SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions ,Law enforcement ,Declaration ,Legislation ,Organ Transplantation ,Tissue Donors ,Justice and Strong Institutions ,Commercialism ,Government Regulation ,Immunology and Allergy ,Medicine ,Humans ,Pharmacology (medical) ,Organ Trafficking ,business ,Enforcement ,Law and economics ,Criminal justice - Abstract
The Declaration of Istanbul is the first document that has been established by the international transplant community that defines and prohibits transplant commercialism and organ trafficking. Its Custodian Group has successfully led various countries to implement legislation against trafficking and commercialism. The question arises, however, whether efforts to prohibit organ trade are realistic and effective. The Declaration differentiates trafficking from commercialism, yet it does not mention how both acts should be approached by policy. Policies that address transplant commercialism work differently from policies that tackle organ trafficking. There is considerable room for improvement in the current prohibitive approach to commercialism and organ trafficking. The Custodian Group and World Health Organization (WHO) should address commercialism by encouraging the expansion of living donation in the same manner as they encourage deceased donation. Furthermore, the Custodian Group and the WHO can improve their strategy to combat organ trafficking by raising awareness for enforcement. To achieve a consistent and effective prohibition of trafficking, legislation and law enforcement must go hand in hand. Ideally, this can best be achieved by close collaboration between the medical field and (international) criminal justice agencies.
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- 2012
12. The Hague Recommendations: Improving Nonlegislative Responses to Trafficking in Human Beings for the Purpose of Organ Removal
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Willem Weimar, Frederike Ambagtsheer, and Internal Medicine
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Transplantation ,business.industry ,030231 tropical medicine ,Law enforcement ,Human factors and ergonomics ,Poison control ,Legislature ,030230 surgery ,Public relations ,Computer security ,computer.software_genre ,Suicide prevention ,Occupational safety and health ,humanities ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Health care ,Injury prevention ,Organ Donation and Procurement ,Medicine ,business ,computer ,health care economics and organizations - Abstract
Over the years, the trade in human organs has become an object of international concern. Since the 1980s, antiorgan trade initiatives have mainly involved the strengthening of legislative responses. Little attention however is given to nonlegislative responses by law enforcement authorities. The HOTT project is a European Union-funded research project titled "trafficking in human beings for the purpose of organ removal." Its objectives are to increase knowledge, raise awareness, and improve the nonlegislative response to the crime. Its consortium organized a "Writers' Conference" in The Hague, The Netherlands at Europol's Headquarters where a group of 40 experts, consisting of transplant professionals, law enforcement officials, and policy makers, formulated recommendations to improve nonlegislative responses. These recommendations, presented hereafter, address the ethical and legal obligations of health care providers, the protection of persons trafficked for the purpose of organ removal, strengthening cross-border collaboration in criminal cases, and stimulating partnerships between transplant professionals and law enforcement. These recommendations offer ways in which transplant professionals can contribute to improving the nonlegislative response to trafficking in human beings for the purpose of organ removal. Keywords: Human trafficking Language: en
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- 2015
13. Organ Trade
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Willem Weimar, Frederike Ambagtsheer, and Internal Medicine
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Tissue and Organ Procurement ,Knowledge management ,Attitude of Health Personnel ,Organ Trafficking ,030230 surgery ,Organ transplantation ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Political science ,medicine ,Humans ,Interdisciplinary communication ,Cooperative Behavior ,Transplantation ,Organ trade ,business.industry ,Knowledge awareness ,Environmental resource management ,Organ Transplantation ,Awareness ,Tissue Donors ,Interdisciplinary Communication ,030211 gastroenterology & hepatology ,Cooperative behavior ,business - Published
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14. The criminal patient? A systematic review on patients' involvement in the human organ trade
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Jessica de Jong, Martin Gunnarson, Ingela Byström, Frederike Ambagtsheer, Willem Weimar, and Susanne Lundin
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Transplantation ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Organ trade ,business.industry ,Immunology ,medicine ,Immunology and Allergy ,Intensive care medicine ,business - Published
- 2014
15. A Qualitative Study Into the Modus Operandi, Investigation and Prosecution of Organ Trafficking Networks in South Africa and Kosovo
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J. de Jong, I. Bystrom, W. Weimar, Frederike Ambagtsheer, S. Lundin, M. Gunnarson, and L. van Balen
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Transplantation ,Political science ,Organ Trafficking ,Criminology ,Qualitative research - Published
- 2014
16. Experiences, behavior, attitudes and knowledge of Dutch transplant professionals towards patients who travel abroad for kidney transplantation: Results of a national survey
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L. van Balen, Willem Weimar, M.C. Erasmus, and Frederike Ambagtsheer
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Transplantation ,Nursing ,business.industry ,Immunology ,Immunology and Allergy ,Medicine ,business ,medicine.disease ,Kidney transplantation ,Travel abroad - Published
- 2014
17. Experiences, Behavior, Attitudes and Knowledge of Transplant Professionals Towards Patients Who Travel Abroad for Kidney Transplantation: Results of a National Survey
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L. van Balen, Frederike Ambagtsheer, and Willem Weimar
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Transplantation ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Family medicine ,medicine ,medicine.disease ,business ,Travel abroad ,Kidney transplantation - Published
- 2014
18. The Criminal Patient? A Systematic Review On Patientsʼ Involvement in the Human Organ Trade
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W. Weimar, J. de Jong, I. Bystrom, S. Lundin, M. Gunnarson, and Frederike Ambagtsheer
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Transplantation ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Organ trade ,business.industry ,medicine ,Intensive care medicine ,business - Published
- 2014
19. Living Organ Donation Practices in Europe
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A. Ilieva, Nathalie Duerinckx, W. Weimar, Annette Lennerling, Charlotte Lovén, Frank J M F Dor, Assya Pascalev, N. Codreanu, Fabienne Dobbels, Willij C. Zuidema, Frederike Ambagtsheer, J. Czerwinski, and Mihaela Frunza
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Transplantation ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Living organ donation ,business.industry ,Family medicine ,medicine ,business - Published
- 2012
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