Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 78-85 , January 1990

Organ and tissue procurement in the acute care setting: Principles and practice — Part 1

    MD, MPH
  • Emanuel P Rivers

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Emanuel P Rivers, MD, MPH, Department of Emergency Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan 48202.
    • , RN, MSN
  • Susan M Buse

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA
    • , MD, FACS
  • Brack A Bivins

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA
    • , MD, FACS
  • H Mathlida Horst

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Received 19 June 1989 ,Revised 18 September 1989 ,Accepted 28 September 1989.

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Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 78-85 , January 1990

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