Preliminary Results of Donor Action in Korea

Seok Ju Park, M.D., Young Chul Yoon, M.D., Won Hyun Cho, M.D., Leo Roels, Jacqueline Smits, Bernard Cohen, Nam Young Kim, Chun Hee Bok, R.N., Sun Woo Kang, M.D., Tae Hee Kim, M.D., Hyun Seung Lee and Yeong Hoon Kim, M.D. Organ Transplantation Center, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Division of Transplant and Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea, Department of Donor Action Foundation, Linden, Belgium, Department of Eurotransplant International Foundation, Leiden, Netherlans, Korea Organ Donation Agency, Seoul, Department of Nephrology, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea

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