Pennsylvania's voluntary benefits program: Evaluating an innovative proposal for increasing organ donation

Health Affairs

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 206-211

  Ubel, Peter A ^a   Bryce, Cindy L ^a   Siminoff, Laura A ^a   Caplan, Arthur L ^a   Arnold, Robert M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DONOR; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REIMBURSEMENT; TRANSPLANTATION; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FAMILY; HUMANS; PENNSYLVANIA; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; STATE HEALTH PLANS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034266194     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.19.5.206     Document Type: Article

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