Family discussion about organ donation among African Americans

Progress in Transplantation

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 28-32

  Atkins, Lamon ^a   Davis, Kimberly ^a   Holtzman, Samuel M ^a   Durand, Roger ^b   Decker, Phillip J ^b  

^a LifeGift Organ Donation Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BRAIN DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGAN DONOR; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037335899     PISSN: 15269248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7182/prtr.13.1.fkn1288817056711     Document Type: Article

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