Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding organ transplantation in a primary healthcare region in Turkey

Dialysis and Transplantation

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 324-329+348

  Donmez, Levent ^a   Ozbey, Caner ^a   Aydogan, Sibel ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 0038312961     PISSN: 00902934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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