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Does the shortage of organs for transplants mean that we should review the indications for transplants? In other words, is it necessary to limit access to organ transplants so that all or nearly all of registered recipients can have their transplants? Of course this is not the most crucial question regarding organ transplantation. Of most importance is: how can we make our message clear to the general public to obtain more transplants?
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Deteix, P. (1995). Should we review the indications for transplants because of the shortage of organs?. In: Touraine, J.L., Traeger, J., Bétuel, H., Dubernard, J.M., Revillard, J.P., Dupuy, C. (eds) Organ Shortage: The Solutions. Transplantation and Clinical Immunology, vol 26. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0201-8_32
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