African Americans' knowledge about organ donation: Closing the gap with more effective persuasive message strategies

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1066-1071

  Morgan, Susan E ^a   Cannon, Thomas ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

African Americans; Medical mistrust; Organ donation; Organ donation model; Religiosity

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGAN DONOR; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW JERSEY; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 0242609033     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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