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. 2019 Aug;30(8):1349-1357.
doi: 10.1681/ASN.2019030242. Epub 2019 Jul 25.

Removing Disincentives to Kidney Donation: A Quantitative Analysis

Frank McCormick  1 , Philip J Held  2 , Glenn M Chertow  2 , Thomas G Peters  3 , John P Roberts  4
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Removing Disincentives to Kidney Donation: A Quantitative Analysis

Frank McCormick et al. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2019 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: Economic Analysis; Economic Impact; disincentives; kidney donation.

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Figure 1.
Summary diagram: from primary data sources to estimates of living donors, government outlays, taxpayer savings, and net welfare gain per year.
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Comment in

  • Financial Neutrality in Organ Donation.
    Capron AM, Delmonico FL, Danovitch GM. Capron AM, et al. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020 Jan;31(1):229-230. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2019080862. Epub 2019 Dec 9. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020. PMID: 31818910 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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