Open AccessFactors Influencing Families' Consent for Donation of Solid Organs for Transplantation
Author(s) -
Laura A. Siminoff
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.286.1.71
Subject(s) - medicine , organ donation , donation , odds ratio , family medicine , transplantation , confidence interval , multivariate analysis , organ transplantation , economics , economic growth
Transplantation has become the therapy of choice for patients with organ failure. However, the low rate of consent by families of donor-eligible patients is a major limiting factor in the success of organ transplantation.
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