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The U.S. Organ Procurement System: A Prescription for Reform

Autor David L. Kaserman, Graham H. Flegg, A. H. Barnett
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 dec 2001
The organ procurement system in the United States has failed patients awaiting transplants, as evidenced by years-long waiting lists, with many patients declining in health or dying before a suitable organ donor is found. The cadaveric organ shortage can be remedied by allowing for organ purchases and sales, to encourage families of the deceased to donate the organs. This monograph is part of AEI's Evaluative Studies Series. The series aims to enhance understanding of government programs and to prompt continual review of their performance. David L. Kaserman is the Torchmark Professor and chairman of the Department of Economics at Auburn University. A. H. Barnett is a professor in, as well as the chairman of, the Department of Economics, International Studies, and Public Administration at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. A summary of the book follows. The first successful human organ transplant in the United States was performed on December 23, 1954, when a kidney was transplanted from a living donor who was an identical twin of the recipient. Since then, the ability to use organ transplants to save the lives and improve the health of thousands of pati
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780844741710
ISBN-10: 084474171X
Pagini: 177
Dimensiuni: 153 x 231 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: AEI Press

Descriere

Experts make a compelling and persuasive case for markets in human organs.