*Edited by Gurch Randhawa*

Transplantation has succeeded in prolonging the lives of those fortunate enough to have received the gift of a body organ. Alongside this life-saving development, there lies another sadder side to the story - there are not enough organs to meet the ever increasing demand. This not only places an increasing emotional and physical burden among the waiting patients and families but heaps a great financial burden upon health services. This book provides an analysis and overview of public policy developments and clinical developments that will hopefully ensure an increased availability of organs and greater graft survival. Medical, policy, and academic experts from around the world have contributed chapters to the book.

ISBN 978-953-51-0039-3

Organ Donation and Transplantation - Public Policy and Clinical Perspectives

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## Organ Donation and Transplantation Public Policy and Clinical Perspectives

*Edited by Gurch Randhawa*

**ORGAN DONATION AND** 

**CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES** 

**TRANSPLANTATION –** 

**PUBLIC POLICY AND** 

Edited by **Gurch Randhawa**

**INTECHOPEN.COM**

## **ORGAN DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION – PUBLIC POLICY AND CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES**

Edited by **Gurch Randhawa**

**INTECHOPEN.COM**

http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/1486 Edited by Gurch Randhawa

#### **Contributors**

Tyler R. Harrison, Elisa De Castro, Caroline Venzon Thomas, Evelyn Reyes Vigueras, Karen Dwyer, Siddharth Rajakumar, Susan Morgan, Leszek Andrzej Domanski, Karolina Kłoda, Kazimierz Ciechanowski, Mary Anne Lauri, Arijana Lovrencic-Huzjan, Emmanuel Opara, Brian L. L Quick, Nicole R. LaVoie, Anne M. Stone, Daniel Brandhorst, Heide Brandhorst, Paul Johnson, Mirela Busic, Martí Manyalich, Chloë Ballesté, Danica Asvec, Alessandro Nanni Costa, Andy Maxwell, Rosana Turcu, Ana Menjívar, David Paredes, Leonídio José Da Silva Coelho Dias Días, Christian Hiesse, Dorota Lewandowska, George Kyriakides, Pål-Dag Line, Ingela Fehrman-Ekholm, Assumpta Ricart, Angela Punnett, Laura Rodriguez-Romo, Chloe Sharp, Gurch Randhawa

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