Cross-Border Quest: The Reality and Legality of Transplant Tourism

Background. Transplant tourism is a phenomenon where patients travel abroad to purchase organs for transplants. This paper presents the results of a fieldwork study by describing the experiences of Dutch transplant professionals confronted by patients who allegedly purchased kidney transplants abroa...

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Main Authors: Frederike Ambagtsheer, Damián Zaitch, René van Swaaningen, Wilma Duijst, Willij Zuidema, Willem Weimar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/391936