Foreigners Traveling to the U.S. for Transplantation May Adversely Affect Organ Donation: A National Survey
dc.contributor.author | Volk, Michael L. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Warren, Gareth J. W. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Anspach, Renee R. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Couper, M. P. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Merion, Robert M. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Ubel, Peter A. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-01-31T17:50:29Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-08-02T18:19:14Z | en_US |
dc.date.issued | 2010-06 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Volk, M. L.; Warren, G. J. W.; Anspach, R. R.; Couper, M. P.; Merion, R. M.; Ubel, P. A.; (2010). "Foreigners Traveling to the U.S. for Transplantation May Adversely Affect Organ Donation: A National Survey." American Journal of Transplantation 10(6): 1468-1472. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/79295> | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1600-6135 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1600-6143 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/79295 | |
dc.description.abstract | The aims of this study were (1) to determine attitudes among the American public regarding foreigners coming to the United States for the purposes of transplantation, and (2) to investigate the impact this practice might have on the public's willingness to donate organs. A probability-based national sample of adults age ≥18 was asked whether people should be allowed to travel to the United States to receive a transplant, and whether this practice would discourage the respondents from becoming an organ donor. Among 1049 participants, 30% (95% CI 25–34%) felt that people should not be allowed to travel to the United States to receive a deceased donor transplant, whereas 28% felt this would be acceptable in some cases. Thirty-eight percent (95% CI 33–42%) indicated that this practice might prevent them from becoming an organ donor. In conclusion, deceased-donor transplantation of foreigners is opposed by many Americans. Media coverage of this practice has the potential to adversely affect organ donation. | en_US |
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dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.format.mimetype | text/plain | |
dc.publisher | Blackwell Publishing Inc | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Donation Rates | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Ethics | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Public Policy | en_US |
dc.title | Foreigners Traveling to the U.S. for Transplantation May Adversely Affect Organ Donation: A National Survey | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.rights.robots | IndexNoFollow | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Medicine (General) | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Health Sciences | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | Department of Medicine | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | Center for Behavioral and Decision Sciences | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | Department of Surgery | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | Department of Sociology | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, MI | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, MI | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 20486916 | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/79295/1/j.1600-6143.2010.03111.x.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2010.03111.x | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | American Journal of Transplantation | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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