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The factors influencing organ donation: a review of the research
Author(s) -
Gibson Vanessa
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1996.tb02678.x
Subject(s) - economic shortage , organ donation , organ procurement , procurement , donation , medicine , transplantation , intensive care medicine , public relations , business , political science , marketing , surgery , law , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics)
Transplantation of organs has become the treatment of choice for many conditions, yet there remains a worldwide shortage of donor organs This paper reviews the factors which influence organ procurement It concentrates on the public's and the professional's attitudes and examines the potential role research could play in overcoming these difficulties and thus increasing donor referrals