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    Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2010 Apr;19(2):285-300, viii-ix.

    Psychiatric issues in pediatric organ transplantation.

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    Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Semel Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024-1759, USA. mstuber@mednet.ucla.edu

    Abstract

    Solid organ transplantation has become the first line of treatment for a growing number of life-threatening pediatric illnesses. With improved survival, research into the long-term outcome of transplant recipients has become important to clinicians. Adherence to medical instructions remains a challenge, particularly in the adolescent population. New immunosuppressant approaches promise to expand organ transplantation in additional directions. Extension of transplantation into replacement of organs such as faces and hands raises complex ethical issues.

    Copyright 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

    PMID:
    20478500
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
    PMCID:
    PMC2873967
    Free PMC Article

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