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. 2003 Aug 19;169(4):302-3.

Non-heart-beating organ donation in Canada: Time to proceed?

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Non-heart-beating organ donation in Canada: Time to proceed?

Greg A Knoll et al. CMAJ. .
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  • How to improve organ donation rates.
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    Shemie SD, Doig C, Rocker G, Belitsky P. Shemie SD, et al. CMAJ. 2004 Feb 3;170(3):318; author reply 319. CMAJ. 2004. PMID: 14757652 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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