Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 210, Issue 5 , Pages 708-715 , May 2010

Minority Organ Donation: The Power of an Educated Community

Presented at Southern Surgical Association 121st Annual Meeting, Hot Springs, VA, December 2009.

Received 8 February 2010 ,Accepted 8 February 2010.

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 Grant support by: The National Institutes of Health –National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases – Grant #5R25DK50474-10.

PII: S1072-7515(10)00122-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.02.037

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 210, Issue 5 , Pages 708-715 , May 2010

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