Keeping an eye on the global traffic in human organs

@article{ScheperHughes2003KeepingAE,
  title={Keeping an eye on the global traffic in human organs},
  author={Nancy Scheper‐Hughes},
  journal={The Lancet},
  year={2003},
  volume={361},
  pages={1645-1648}
}
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