A cross-validation study of nurses' attitudes and commitment to organ donation in Hong Kong

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 95-104

  Kam, Weng Boey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Commitment; Nurses; Organ donation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGAN DONOR; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; ATTITUDE; DONOR; NURSE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NURSES; ORGAN PROCUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 15944421177     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(00)00118-8     Document Type: Article

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