Kidneys for sale: whose attitudes matter?
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چکیده
In this issue of AJT , economists Leider and Roth add their perspective to the literature on attitudes toward kidney sales in the United States (1). The authors sent a Zoomerang online survey to almost 9000 people who earn money taking online surveys, of whom 523 (6%) responded. They report that 51–63% of respondents approve of direct payment for deceased donation, and 54–61% approve of direct payment for living donation.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons
دوره 10 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010