Organ donation in Switzerland--an analysis of factors associated with consent rate.

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Switzerland has a low post mortem organ donation rate. Here we examine variables that are associated with the consent of the deceased's next of kin (NOK) for organ donation, which is a prerequisite for donation in Switzerland. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: During one year, we regist...

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Main Authors: Julius Weiss, Michael Coslovsky, Isabelle Keel, Franz F Immer, Peter Jüni, Comité National du Don d’Organes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4160222?pdf=render