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2005 National Survey of Organ and Tissue Donation Attitudes and Behaviors

2005 National Survey
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Introduction
Survey Methods
Findings
Organ Donation Attitudes
Organ Donation Behaviors
Living Donation
Attitudes Toward Presumed Consent
Attitudes Toward Financial Issues
Beliefs About Organ and Tissue Donation
Sources of Information About Organ and Tissue Donation
References
Appendix. Questionnaire
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References

Caplan, A.L., Van Buren, C.T., and Tilney, N.L. (1993). Financial compensation for cadaver organ donation: Good idea or anathema. Transplantation Proceedings, 25, 2740–2742.

Childress, J.F., and Liverman, C.T. (Eds) (2005) Organ Donation: Opportunities for Action. The National Academies Press, Washington, D.C.

Evans, R.W. (1993). Organ Procurement Expenditures and the Role of Financial Incentives. Journal of the American Medical Association, 269, 3113–3118.

First, M.R. (1997). Expanding the donor pool. (25 Years of the ESRD Program, Part II). Seminars in Nephrology, 17, 373–380.

The Gallup Organization (1993). The American Public's Attitudes Toward organ Donation and Transplantation. Boston, MA: The Partnership for Organ Donation.

HRSA Press Office (2005). New High Set for Organ Transplants. Press Release.

Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (not a U.S. Government Web site). National Data.

Saunders, C.S. (1998). What you need to know about organ donation. Patient Care, 32, 94, 97–98, 100.

Spital, A. (1991). Shortage of organs for transplantation: Where do we go from here? New England Journal of Medicine, 325, 1243–1246.

Veatch, R.M. (1991). Routine inquiry about organ donation: An alternative to presumed consent. New England Journal of Medicine, 325, 1246–1249.

Some of the items used in the survey questionnaire for this study are proprietary content owned by The Gallup Organization. A complete list is found on the Copyright page. Copyright © 1993, 2005 The Gallup Organization, Washington, D.C. All rights reserved.

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