Organ Transplants (Library Binding) (ISBN-13: 9781420508161)

Every ten minutes someone is added to the national transplant waiting list according to the United Network for Organ Sharing. Currently, around 118,415 people need a lifesaving organ transplant. As transplants become more common, controversies over who should receive an organ and possible methods of increasing the organ supply have arisen. This book offers a comprehensive, and balanced discussion of the issues surrounding organ and tissue transplants. Readers will learn about the moral, ethical, and medical dilemmas that surface as science continues to develop new lifesaving and life-enhancing technologies.

Author: Melissa Abramovitz
ISBN-10: 1420508164
ISBN-13: 9781420508161
Publisher: Lucent Press
Language: English
Published: 06/27/2012
Pages: 128
Format: Library Binding
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.00h x 7.00w x 0.50d