Transplantation Links

Sections of this page:   Bone Marrow Transplants   | Heart Transplants   |  Liver Transplants  Sample books in the Library  | Request an information packet

Colorado Organ & Tissue Donor Registry
How to register yourself as a donor in an electronic database that records your wishes officially and ensures they are known. The Facts and Questions page for more information about organ and tissue donation.

Bone Marrow Transplants

Bone Marrow Transplantation (MedlinePlus - National Library of Medicine)
Links to information of all aspects of bone marrow transplantation.

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Heart Transplantation

Heart Transplants in Infants and Children  (American Heart Assoc)

MedlinePlus: Heart Transplantation
All aspects of heart transplantation covered, including frequently asked questions, overviews, surgical complications,  life after transplantation.

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Liver Transplantation

MedlinePlus: Liver Transplantation
Articles from all the divisions of the National Institutes of Health on liver transplantation including frequently asked questions; overviews on life after transplantation.

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Sample books in the Family Health Library

• “Bone Marrow and Blood Stem Cell Transplants: A Guide for Patients”   by Susan Stewart; Blood & Marrow Transplant Information Network, 2002
• “Coping With an Organ Transplant” by Elizabeth Parr; Avery, 2001
• “Organ Transplants; A Survival Guide for the Entire Family” by Tina Schwartz; Scarecrow Press, 2005

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