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International travel by Australians for overseas transplantation
Author(s) -
Smith Georgia,
Gujari Diba,
Russell Oscar,
Palmer Lyle,
Toews Maeghan,
Wong Germaine,
Lim Wai,
McDonald Stephen,
Clayton Phillip,
Martin Dominique,
Coates Patrick T
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja2.50333
Subject(s) - transplantation , medicine , organ transplantation , dialysis , kidney transplantation , nephrology , family medicine , intensive care medicine , surgery
People who travel overseas for organ transplantation may acquire organs by gaining access to local waiting lists for organs from deceased donors, by receiving an organ from a related or unrelated living donor, or through illegal organ trading. That is, international travel for transplantation sometimes involves illegal activities, such as trafficking in organs or trafficking in humans for organ removal.1–3