Deceased-donor organ transplantation: knowledge and attitudes among health care professionals managing critically ill patients in Karachi.

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Published in Exp Clin Transplant on October 31, 2012

Authors

Osama Tariq Siddiqui1, Sobia Nizami, Emmon Raza, Mohammad Usman Ali, Marvi Bikak, Saad Siddiqui, Sania Hanif Khan, Mohsin Ali Mustafa, Sahoor Khan, Zafar Fatmi

Author Affiliations

1: Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.

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