Moving beyond attitudinal barriers: Understanding African Americans' support for organ and tissue donation

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 339-350

  Arriola, Kimberly R Jacob ^a,b   Perryman, Jennie P ^a,c   Doldren, Michelle ^a,b  

^a Emory University ^*

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Clergy; Kidney; Organ and tissue donation; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLERGY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLERGY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GEORGIA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION; SOCIAL VALUES; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 14644421552     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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