Organ transplantation in China: concerns remain.

Lancet

Department of Neurology, Teaching and Research Department of Neuropsychiatry, Zhongnan Hospital Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, Hubei, China. Electronic address:

Published: March 2015

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