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Letters Corresponding Author: Quyen Q. Tiet, PhD, National Center for PTSD, sociocultural features of communities may greatly influence Dissemination and Training Division, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care 4 perceptions of organ donation enhancing diversity. For these System, 795 Willow Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025 (quyen.tiet@va.gov). reasons we agree with Chatterjee et al that allowing funds to Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported. support activities that respond to the local context may be more Additional Contributions: We would like to acknowledge contributions of our effective than systemic changes. colleagues, Yani Leyva, PhD, Lars Osterberg, MD, MPH, and Brandy Smith, BA, There are some anecdotal data from Greece suggesting in drafting this letter. They were not compensated for their contributions. that emotions shapes beliefs and attitudes toward organ do- 1. Tiet QQ, Leyva YE, Moos RH, Frayne SM, Osterberg L, Smith B. Screen of drug use: diagnostic accuracy of a new brief tool for primary care. JAMA Intern Med. nation. Similarly, a study in the United States demonstrated 2015;175(8):1371-1377. that cognitive-based factors (ie, knowledge about donation) 2. Tonigan JS, Miller WR. The inventory of drug use consequences (InDUC): are less influential on the decision to donate than noncogni- test-retest stability
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Published: Dec 1, 2015
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