Current scenario of organ donation and transplantation in Kerala, India.

IF 1.7 Q3 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Nepal Journal of Epidemiology Pub Date : 2019-06-30 eCollection Date: 2019-06-01 DOI:10.3126/nje.v9i2.24679

Ahammed Mekkodathil, Mohammad Asim, Brijesh Sathian, Elayedath Rajesh, Rajeev N Kumar, Padam Simkhada, Edwin van Teijlingen

引用次数: 18

Abstract

Organ donation rate in India is very low when compared to many developed countries which contribute to the deaths due to organ failures every year. Kerala, one of the southern states in India with best health statistics in the country, has a deceased organ donation programme and has an organ donation rate higher than national average. However, there is a significant decline in number of donations in recent years.

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印度喀拉拉邦器官捐献和移植的现状。

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