Vol. 11 No. 1 (2008)
Reflections

Paying kidney donors: time to follow Iran?

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  • Rupert WL Major
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26443/mjm.v11i1.408

Published 2020-12-01

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  • Organ donation,
  • Transplant ethics

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Major RW. Paying kidney donors: time to follow Iran?. McGill J Med [Internet]. 2020 Dec. 1 [cited 2025 Oct. 8];11(1). Available from: https://mjm.mcgill.ca/article/view/408
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