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. 2019 Feb 22;5(3):e433.
doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000000872. eCollection 2019 Mar.

Strengthening Global Efforts to Combat Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism: Implications of the 2018 Edition of the Declaration of Istanbul

Dominique E Martin  1 , Kristof Van Assche  2 , Beatriz Domínguez-Gil  3 , Marta López-Fraga  4 , Rudolf García Gallont  5 , Elmi Muller  6 , Alexander M Capron  7
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Strengthening Global Efforts to Combat Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism: Implications of the 2018 Edition of the Declaration of Istanbul

Dominique E Martin et al. Transplant Direct. .

Abstract

The 2018 Edition of the Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism (DoI) provides an updated set of principles and definitions to guide policymakers and health professionals working in organ donation and transplantation. A draft of the new edition was circulated to the public and transplant professionals through an online consultation process, which also sought feedback on a draft explanatory article that explained the principles and discussed some of their practical implications. Both drafts were revised in response to feedback from participants in the consultation. We present here the discussion article, which is intended to assist stakeholders in applying the principles of the DoI by providing more detailed information about the meaning and potential implications of implementing the DoI in various contexts.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of interest: All authors are members of the DICG. At the time of preparation of the article, D.E.M. and E.M. were co-chairs of the DICG, and B.D.-G., R.G.G., and A.M.C. were also members of the DICG Executive Committee.

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