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A Lifesaving View of Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: Patient Experience of Social Death Before and After Face, Hand, and Larynx Transplant
INTRODUCTION: Most solid organ transplantation is viewed as lifesaving, whereas vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) has been viewed as life enhancing. This article challenges the latter and argues that “social death” evident in severe face, hand, and larynx disfigurement can be potentia...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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SAGE Publications
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6022947/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29978024 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2374373517730556 |