Awareness of brain death and organ transplantation among select Indian population

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 51, Issue MAY, 2003, Pages 455-458

  Wig, N ^a   Gupta, P ^a   Kailash, S ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAIN DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 1542546203     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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