Family conversations about organ donation

Progress in Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-55

  Thompson, Teresa L ^a   Robinson, James D ^a   Kenny, R Wade ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONVERSATION; DEATH; FAMILY; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORALITY; ORGAN DONOR; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 1642376574     PISSN: 15269248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7182/prtr.14.1.a60286v3r8655252     Document Type: Article

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