Altruistic kidney donation to a stranger: Psychosocial and functional outcomes at two US transplant centers

Transplantation

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 772-778

  Rodrigue, James R ^a,c   Schutzer, Matthew E ^b   Paek, Matthew ^a   Morrissey, Paul ^b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Deaconess Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Anonymous; Kidney donor; Living donation; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORALITY; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUID PRO QUO SCORE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ALTRUISM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MOTIVATION;

EID: 79954845029     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TP.0b013e31820dd2bd     Document Type: Article

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