The effectiveness of organ donor policies in 10 European countries: a widening gap?

Beschreibung
There is a huge gap between the waiting lists for organ transplantation and the number of organs donated each year. For instance, in the Netherlands over 1,300 people are on a transplant waiting list, but only around 200-250 post mortal organ donations are made each year...

(In: Polak, G. [Hg.]: medicine & health 2009, Going International, Wien 2008, S. 140 - 142)

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Entwicklungszusammenarbeit - Spezialthemen und Gesundheit ,Gesundheitsförderung