The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 194, Issue 6 , Pages 701-708 , December 2007

Done vida—donate life: a surgeon’s perspective of organ donation

Presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Surgical Congress, Rancho Mirage, CA, March 25–29, 2007

  • Scott R. Petersen, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Trauma Center, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, 350 West Thomas Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA
    • University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Department of Surgery, 1501 N. Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-602-406-3157; fax: +1-602-406-4113.

Received 21 March 2007 ,Revised 18 April 2007

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PII: S0002-9610(07)00720-9

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.04.006

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 194, Issue 6 , Pages 701-708 , December 2007

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