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Review paper: Organ transplants: ethical, social, and religious issues in a multicultural society.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20460294     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Recent advances in the fields of organ donation and organ transplant have introduced new hope for the treatment of serious diseases. However, this promise has been accompanied by several issues. The most common issue raised is ethical implications, but in a multicultural society like Malaysia, additional concerns arise pertaining to social and religious issues. These concerns needs to be addressed as attitudes toward and acceptability of organ donation varies according to social, culture, and religion. The diverse cultural, religious, and traditional concepts pertaining to organ donation may hamper its acceptability and cause a lack of willingness to donate organs. The purpose of this article is to briefly explore the ethical issues involved in organ transplant and the various religious opinions on organ donation. It is hoped that this knowledge and understanding may benefit both health care providers and patients in a multicultural society like Malaysia.
Authors:
Noor Zurani Md Haris Robson; Azad Hassan Razack; Norman Dublin
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-05-10
Journal Detail:
Title:  Asia-Pacific journal of public health / Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health     Volume:  22     ISSN:  1941-2479     ISO Abbreviation:  Asia Pac J Public Health     Publication Date:  2010 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-01-07     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8708538     Medline TA:  Asia Pac J Public Health     Country:  China    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  271-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. noorzurani@hotmail.com
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