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Making a national donor research program a reality: Concepts for operationalizing a system
Author(s) -
Freeman Richard B.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.15536
Subject(s) - operationalization , medicine , function (biology) , research program , engineering ethics , epistemology , philosophy , evolutionary biology , engineering , biology
Deceased donor research remains an elusive goal for improving organ utilization and function. Many working in this field have cited the barriers that impede the conduct of such trials. Recent reports from the Academy of Medicine and individual authors provide a general framework on which a National Donor Research Program could be built. This paper provides one observer's viewpoint on how such a program could be operationalized.
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