Living organ donors face financial barriers: A national reimbursement policy is needed

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 174, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 797-798

  Klarenbach, Scott ^a   Garg, Amit X ^b   Vlaicu, Sorina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST CONTROL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FUNDING; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MONEY; MOTIVATION; NOTE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; REIMBURSEMENT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ALTRUISM; CANADA; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; RISK FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 33645238636     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.051168     Document Type: Note

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