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The Experience of Living Kidney Donors
Journal article

The Experience of Living Kidney Donors

Abstract

This article describes the experiences, feelings, and ideas of living kidney donors. Using a phenomenological, qualitative research approach, the authors interviewed 12 purposefully selected living kidney donors (eight men and four women), who were between four and 29 years since donation. Interviews were audiotaped, and transcribed verbatim, and the analysis of the data was both iterative and interpretive. Three key themes emerged. The first …

Authors

Brown JB; Karley ML; Boudville N; Bullas R; Garg AX; Muirhead N

Journal

Health & Social Work, Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 93–100

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Publication Date

May 1, 2008

DOI

10.1093/hsw/33.2.93

ISSN

0360-7283