University of Wisconsin–Madison

Living Kidney Donor Decision-Making

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Living donors assume medical risk by donating their kidneys for the benefit of others. This study characterizes living kidney donor candidates’ willingness to assume the risk of end-stage kidney disease and preferences for the locus of decision-making about risk.

This work was funded by the Greenwall Foundation’s Making a Difference in Real-world Bioethics Grant.