Regulated payments for living kidney donation: an empirical assessment of the ethical concerns.

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Published in Ann Intern Med on March 16, 2010

Authors

Scott D Halpern1, Amelie Raz, Rachel Kohn, Michael Rey, David A Asch, Peter Reese

Author Affiliations

1: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6021, USA. scott.halpern@uphs.upenn.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Way to Quit - Comparative Efficacy, Acceptance and Effectiveness of Health Incentive Structures | NCT01526265

Pilot Randomized Control Trial of Financial Incentives for Smoking Cessation | NCT01303081

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