Knowledge Does Not Correlate with Behavior toward Deceased Organ Donation: A Cross-Sectional Study in Japan.

CONCLUSIONS For hospital staff in Japanese medical facilities, high knowledge about organ donation and transplantation was not associated with donor registration, but was associated with willingness to become an organ donor.
PMID: 31896742 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Annals of Transplantation - January 2, 2020 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Murakami M, Fukuma S, Ikezoe M, Izawa S, Watanabe H, Yamaguchi H, Kitazawa A, Takahashi K, Natsukawa S, Fukuhara S Tags: Ann Transplant Source Type: research