Beyond the Organ Donor Card: The Effect of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Values on Willingness to Communicate about Organ Donation to Family Members

Health Communication

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 121-134

  Morgan, Susan E ^b   Miller, Jenny K ^a  

^a Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DONOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 0036368927     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327027HC1401_6     Document Type: Article

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