From recruitment to regret: a crime script analysis of illegal kidney donation in Pakistan.

Saleem J, Asghar RS, Sarwar U, Ali F, Daula SA, Javaid U, Naeem Z, Abdi G

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DOI: 10.1186/s12910-026-01505-4
Published: 2026 Jun 5
Container: BMC medical ethics
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12910-026-01505-4,
  title = {From recruitment to regret: a crime script analysis of illegal kidney donation in Pakistan.},
  author = {Saleem J and Asghar RS and Sarwar U and Ali F and Daula SA and Javaid U and Naeem Z and Abdi G},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMC medical ethics},
  doi = {10.1186/s12910-026-01505-4},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-026-01505-4}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - From recruitment to regret: a crime script analysis of illegal kidney donation in Pakistan.
AU  - Saleem J
AU  - Asghar RS
AU  - Sarwar U
AU  - Ali F
AU  - Daula SA
AU  - Javaid U
AU  - Naeem Z
AU  - Abdi G
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMC medical ethics
DO  - 10.1186/s12910-026-01505-4
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J, S., RS, A., U, S., F, A., SA, D., U, J., Z, N., & G, A. (2026). From recruitment to regret: a crime script analysis of illegal kidney donation in Pakistan.. BMC medical ethics. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-026-01505-4

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