Organ/Tissue Donation the Problem! Education the Solution: A Review

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 689-693

  Callender, C O ^a,b   Washington, A W ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Dept of Surgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; DONOR; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HISTORY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; TISSUE BANKS; TISSUE DONORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031255229     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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