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Altruistic kidney donation
Debate on altruistic kidney donation was too simplistic
BMJ 2012; 344 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d8229 (Published 04 January 2012) Cite this as: BMJ 2012;344:d8229- Stephen G Potts, liaison psychiatrist1
- 1Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK
- stephen.g.potts{at}luht.scot.nhs.uk
The framing of the question for the debate on altruistic kidney donation allows only yes or no answers, thereby not recognising reality and artificially restricting the arguments on both sides.1 2
Encouragement ranges from the neutral presentation of relevant facts to already interested members of the general public on websites and the like to personally urging a previously uninterested patient in the course …
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