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2766087

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-10-6
pubmed:abstractText
A survey of 595 metropolitan Toronto residents aged 16 years or older was done during 1986-87 to assess their interest in organ and tissue donation in general and their willingness to donate eyes in particular. Subjects were selected at random from the telephone directory and were interviewed on the telephone with a prepared questionnaire. Most of the respondents were aware of the value and types of organ and tissue transplantation. Although 63% expressed a willingness to donate body parts, only 37% had signed the organ donation portion of their driver's licence or an organ donor card. The respondents who were unwilling to donate body parts expressed certain deep-rooted anxieties and fears. More public education is needed to allay the fears and misunderstandings that remain in the minds of many potential donors.
pubmed:keyword
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
E
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0008-4182
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
216-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Public attitudes toward donation of body parts, particularly the eye.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Toronto, Ont.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't