| Autor: |
Hugo-Hamman CT; Department of Paediatrics, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital., Vosloo SM, De Moor MM, Odell JA |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde [S Afr Med J] 1991 Nov 02; Vol. 80 (9), pp. 434-6. |
| Abstrakt: |
Heart transplantation continues to evoke considerable controversy. While they are performed in adults, in South Africa children are at present denied this therapeutic option despite a very encouraging global/average 5-year survival rate of 62%. Objections to transplantation are usually based on moral and economic imperatives. These arguments will be analysed and we will present the case for the introduction of a transplant programme designed to benefit children with incurable heart disease. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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