Differences in attitudes toward organ donation among African Americans and whites in the United States

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 372-379

  Minniefield, William J ^a   Yang, Jun ^a   Muti, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudinal health; Minority groups; Organ donation; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DONOR; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ATTITUDE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TISSUE DONORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035487588     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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