Community preferences for the allocation of deceased donor organs for transplantation: a focus group study
Author(s) -
Michelle Irving,
Allison Tong,
Stephen Jan,
Germaine Wong,
Alan Cass,
Richard D. Allen,
Jonathan C. Craig,
Steven J. Chadban,
John M. Rose,
Kirsten Howard
Publication year - 2013
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/gft208
Subject(s) - organ donation , medicine , focus group , transplantation , donation , accountability , health care rationing , public relations , health care , marketing , surgery , business , law , political science
Solid organ transplantation is the treatment of choice for those with organ failure, but suitable organs are a limited community resource. Little is known about community preferences for the allocation of those organs. We aimed to determine community preferences for organ allocation and reasons for their choices.
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