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Article: Roles of Religion and Geography in Organ Donation in the African-American Community
- Article from:
- Journal of the National Medical Association
- Article date:
- January 1, 2007
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Having been skeptical about organ donation in the past, I was riveted by the original communication entitled "Many Facets of Reluctance: African Americans and the Decision (Not) to Donate Organs."1 The study participants were 310 adult members of a New Jersey chapter of the NAACP. The results suggested that a decreased knowledge base about lung transplantation, a desire to maintain the integrity of the body, lack of trust of the medical community, and spirituality all played a role in the decision to donate organs.
Dr. Clive Callender, noted transplant surgeon and founder of the Minority ...