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They Might as Well be in Bolivia: Race, Ethnicity and the Problem of Solid Organ Donation

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Koch, T. They Might as Well be in Bolivia: Race, Ethnicity and the Problem of Solid Organ Donation. Theor Med Bioeth 20, 563–575 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009927312427

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