Korean health professionals' attitudes and knowledge toward organ donation and transplantation

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 299-307

  Kim, Jung Ran ^a   Elliott, Doug ^a   Hyde, Cheryl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Sydney Dialysis Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain death; Health professionals' attitudes and knowledge; Korean background; Organ donation and transplantation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BRAIN DEATH; COGNITION; CONFUSION; DATA ANALYSIS; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KOREA; NURSE; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; RECYCLING; RESPONSIBILITY; SCIENCE;

EID: 1242351542     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2003.10.003     Document Type: Article

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