title: The difficulties for transplant co-ordinators in finding cadaveric grafts.
abstract: The increase in patients who happen to be candidates for solid organ transplantation without the proportional increase in organ donation, is a phenomenon that is observed in every centre although at different rates (1). In Greece this fact tends to take dramatic dimensions in spite of the effort that is undertaken for reducing its intensity.
authors.affiliation: Hippocratio General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Apostolou
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lortou
mesh_terms: D001293:Attitude to Death; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001926:Brain Death / Q000175:diagnosis; D002102:Cadaver; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D006115:Greece; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000458:organization & administration*