Characteristics of kidney donors and recipients in Iranian kidney market: Evidence from Mashhad.

Authors :: Feizi M
Moeindarbari T
Source :: Clinical transplantation [Clin Transplant] 2019 Oct; Vol. 33 (10), pp. e13650. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Aug 06.
Publication Year :: 2019
Abstract: The Iranian model of kidney transplantation is an example of a regulated living unrelated renal donation. In this paper, we collected and analyzed a unique dataset of 436 paired kidney donors and recipients, including their characteristics and the realized price of a kidney in Mashhad. As opposed to the global picture of kidney donation, we find that women are less likely to donate and more likely to receive a kidney. Moreover, the average price of a kidney amounts less than 2 years of work with the minimum level of wage.<br /> (© 2019 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)

Subjects :: Adult
Aged
Female
Humans
Male
Motivation
Young Adult
Commerce statistics & numerical data
Kidney Failure, Chronic surgery
Kidney Transplantation statistics & numerical data
Living Donors psychology
Living Donors supply & distribution
Tissue and Organ Procurement statistics & numerical data
Transplant Recipients statistics & numerical data

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