Misconceptions Limit Organ Donations. Ajit Adhopia.
by Adhopia, Ajit; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 1Health. Publisher: Toronto Star, 2005ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Donation of organs, tissues, etc | Medicine -- Religious aspects | Transplantation of organsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "According to Health Canada, about 150 Canadians die every year while waiting for an organ transplant. More than 3,700 Canadians are on the waiting list, but no more than 450 (fewer than 15 per million) offer this precious gift by signing an organ donor card. The situation is desperate and lack of public awareness seems to be the major obstacle." (TORONTO STAR) This article examines why so few people in Canada sign up to be organ donors.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Misconceptions Limit Organ Donations, Feb. 5, 2005; pp. L10.
"According to Health Canada, about 150 Canadians die every year while waiting for an organ transplant. More than 3,700 Canadians are on the waiting list, but no more than 450 (fewer than 15 per million) offer this precious gift by signing an organ donor card. The situation is desperate and lack of public awareness seems to be the major obstacle." (TORONTO STAR) This article examines why so few people in Canada sign up to be organ donors.
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