Dialysis patient attitudes toward financial incentives for kidney donation

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 410-418

  Sehgal, Ashwini R ^a   LeBeau, Shane O ^b   Youngner, Stuart J ^b  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

dialysis; Financial incentives; kidney transplantation; patient attitudes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; FEMALE; FINANCE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0031055847     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(97)90203-1     Document Type: Article

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