Increasing violent deaths and organ transplantation in Brazil: is there a parallel?

Abstract Mortality from violent causes has significantly increased in Brazil, as well as the number of deceased-donor organ transplantation. Although the increase in the number of transplants correlates with higher organ availability, through the increase in potential donors, this is not the unique...

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Main Authors: Juliana Gomes Ramalho de Oliveira, Marcel Rodrigo Barros de Oliveira, Luiza Jane Eyre de Souza Vieira, Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002016000300383&lng=en&tlng=en
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author Juliana Gomes Ramalho de Oliveira
Marcel Rodrigo Barros de Oliveira
Luiza Jane Eyre de Souza Vieira
Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Junior
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description Abstract Mortality from violent causes has significantly increased in Brazil, as well as the number of deceased-donor organ transplantation. Although the increase in the number of transplants correlates with higher organ availability, through the increase in potential donors, this is not the unique aspect to be considered. The effective and articulated action of transplantation network seems to be decisive to this outcome.
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spellingShingle Juliana Gomes Ramalho de Oliveira
Marcel Rodrigo Barros de Oliveira
Luiza Jane Eyre de Souza Vieira
Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Junior
Increasing violent deaths and organ transplantation in Brazil: is there a parallel?
Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
brain death
Brazil
mortality
tissue donors
transplantation
violence
title Increasing violent deaths and organ transplantation in Brazil: is there a parallel?
title_full Increasing violent deaths and organ transplantation in Brazil: is there a parallel?
title_fullStr Increasing violent deaths and organ transplantation in Brazil: is there a parallel?
title_full_unstemmed Increasing violent deaths and organ transplantation in Brazil: is there a parallel?
title_short Increasing violent deaths and organ transplantation in Brazil: is there a parallel?
title_sort increasing violent deaths and organ transplantation in brazil is there a parallel
topic brain death
Brazil
mortality
tissue donors
transplantation
violence
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