Literature DB >> 1765458

Directed donation. The relevance of race.

W B Arnason1.   

Abstract

The difficulty in finding well-matched kidneys for transplantation into black Americans is compounded by the disproportionately low rate of black donation. A program of directed donation that privileged black-to-black transplant could ease the chronic shortage of organs.

Keywords:  Health Care and Public Health; Uniform Anatomical Gift Act; United Network for Organ Sharing

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Year:  1991        PMID: 1765458

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Hastings Cent Rep        ISSN: 0093-0334            Impact factor:   2.683


  4 in total

1.  Religion, medical ethics, and transplants.

Authors:  Jack T Hanford
Journal:  J Med Humanit       Date:  1993

2.  African Americans' knowledge about organ donation: closing the gap with more effective persuasive message strategies.

Authors:  Susan E Morgan; Thomas Cannon
Journal:  J Natl Med Assoc       Date:  2003-11       Impact factor: 1.798

3.  Many facets of reluctance: African Americans and the decision (not) to donate organs.

Authors:  Susan E Morgan
Journal:  J Natl Med Assoc       Date:  2006-05       Impact factor: 1.798

4.  'These sorts of people don't do very well': race and allocation of health care resources.

Authors:  M Lowe; I H Kerridge; K R Mitchell
Journal:  J Med Ethics       Date:  1995-12       Impact factor: 2.903

  4 in total

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