Psychosocial evaluation of candidates for living related kidney donation

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1357-1363

  Sterner, Kimberly ^a   Zelikovsky, Nataliya ^a   Green, Cynthia ^a   Kaplan, Bernard S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioethical issues; Living related kidney donation; Organ transplant; Psychosocial evaluation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MEDICAL ETHICS; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SAFETY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARDIZATION; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENTIALITY; DONOR SELECTION; FAMILY; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHILADELPHIA; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRICS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 33747838821     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-006-0177-4     Document Type: Article

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