Payment for donor kidneys: Pros and cons

Kidney International

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 960-962

  Friedman, E A ^a   Friedman, A L ^b  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced glycation end product; Albuminuria; Chronic renal failure; Diabetic nephropathy; Hemodialysis

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COST CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; DIALYSIS; ETHICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; ILLEGITIMACY; KIDNEY DONOR; MARKET; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED NETWORK FOR ORGAN SHARING; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM;

HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; RENAL DIALYSIS; RISK; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 33644869213     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5000262     Document Type: Short Survey

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