Where do human organs come from? Trends of generalized and restricted altruism in organ donations

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1378-1385

  Boas, Hagai ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Altruism; Cross national comparison; Health policy; Organ donations; Organ trade; Social solidarity

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; HEALTH POLICY; PHYSIOLOGY; TREND ANALYSIS;

ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; DONOR SELECTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LIVING DONOR; ORGAN DISTRIBUTION; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RECIPIENT; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIAL WELFARE; TREND STUDY;

ALTRUISM; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; SOCIAL VALUES; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 81555208133     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.07.028     Document Type: Article

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