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Face transplants and the difficulties of obtaining research approval

Aline Gaba1

  • 1California Western School of Law, USA.

The Journal of Biolaw & Business
|November 23, 2006
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Abstract:

After over one year of consideration, the world's first face transplant has obtained research approval despite ethical and safety concerns.

Keywords:
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