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Design of a regulated system of compensation for living kidney donors
Author(s) -
Matas Arthur J.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
clinical transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.918
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1399-0012
pISSN - 0902-0063
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2008.00798.x
Subject(s) - medicine , incentive , compensation (psychology) , work (physics) , risk analysis (engineering) , microeconomics , mechanical engineering , psychology , psychoanalysis , engineering , economics
The pros and cons of a regulated system of financial incentives for living donors are being actively debated. To date, a detailed proposal on how such a system could work has not been developed. Herein, the specifics of a potential model, using the infrastructure already in place for deceased donor evaluation and allocation, are outlined.