Changing attitude to organ donation and transplantation in university students during the years of Medical School in Italy

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 547-550

  Burra, P ^a   De Bona, M ^a   Canova, D ^a   D'Aloiso, M C ^a   Germani, G ^a   Rumiati, R ^a   Ermani, M ^a   Ancona, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTIFICIAL ORGAN; ATTITUDE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; ITALY; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION;

EID: 17844372220     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.12.255     Document Type: Conference Paper

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