Organ donation and transplantation: A survey of critical care health professionals in nontransplant hospitals

Progress in Transplantation

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-77

  Chernenko, Susan Marie ^a   Jensen, Louise ^b   Newburn Cook, Christine ^b   Bigam, David L ^c  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; NURSE; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PHYSICIAN; RELIGION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; AGED; ALBERTA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CRITICAL CARE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 19844370000     PISSN: 15269248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/152692480501500112     Document Type: Article

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