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Paradigm Changes in Organ Transplantation: A Journey Toward Selflessness?

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Schaffner, K.F. Paradigm Changes in Organ Transplantation: A Journey Toward Selflessness?. Theor Med Bioeth 19, 425–440 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009964621269

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