Organ transplantation for nonresidents of the United States: A policy for transparency

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1740-1743

  Glazier, A K ^a   Danovitch, G M ^b   Delmonico, F L ^a,c,d  

^a New England Organ Bank   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; international; Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network; policy; public trust; transparency; transplant tourism

Indexed keywords

CADAVER DONOR; CITIZENSHIP; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MISCELLANEOUS NAMED GROUPS; NONRESIDENT; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; REVIEW; TOURISM; TRANSPLANT TOURISM; UNITED STATES; DONOR; MEDICAL TOURISM; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TRANSPLANTATION;

HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MEDICAL TOURISM; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84904612193     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12770     Document Type: Review

References (7)

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7. OPTN data received in response to request submitted through website at http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/data/requestmain.asp. October 28, 2013 and March 24, 2014. The authors would like to thank Sarah Taranto at UNOS for her work in preparing this data.