Nurses' Locations as Organ Transplantation Coordinators in the Turkey National Coordination System

Harmanci, A.; Gul, Y.; Ozbek, I.; Gulkaya, E.; Caner, A.

doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.02.071

Nurses' Locations as Organ Transplantation Coordinators in the Turkey National Coordination System

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Harmanci A. K., Gul Y., Ozbek I., Gulkaya E., Caner A.

TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS, vol.43, no.3, pp.769-772, 2011 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 43 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2011
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.02.071
Journal Name: TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.769-772
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background. Turkey is one of the worst countries in the European region for the number of deceased organ donors (3.6) per million people. The aim of this study was to evaluate the location of nurses who have been attached to the National Coordination System as coordinators to increase this number.