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Patient willingness to pay for a kidney for transplantation

Posted on:2009-09-12Degree:D.H.AType:Thesis
University:University of PhoenixCandidate:Herold, Darvia KiahFull Text:PDF
GTID:2444390005455096Subject:Health Sciences
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esearch described end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patient willingness to pay (WTP) for a kidney from a living person. The quantitative method and descriptive survey design employed descriptive, correlational, nonparametric, and multivariate statistical tests to analyze age, doctor influence, gender, health status, household income, and time with ESRD to WTP. Eighty percent of patients were WTP. Significant correlations were found between gender, health status, and household income and WTP. Hypothesis testing found men, patients with poor/fair health status, and household incomes...
Keywords/Search Tags:Wtp, Health status
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