Open AccessLiving kidney donor informed consent practices vary between US and non-US centers
Author(s) -
Anjali Parekh,
Elisa J. Gordon,
Amit X. Garg,
Amy D. Waterman,
Sanjay Kulkarni,
Chirag R. Parikh
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfn295
Subject(s) - medicine , informed consent , family medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Living kidney donation rates are increasing in the United States and internationally. Major consensus statements on the care of living kidney donors recommend communicating all potential health and psychosocial risks to donors. We evaluated the degree of international variation in the process of informed consent of potential donors during their evaluation.
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