Race, education, and knowledge of bone marrow registry: Indicators of willingness to donate bone marrow among African Americans and Caucasians

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 3212-3219

  Onitilo, A A ^a,b,c   Lin, Y H ^a   Okonofua, E C ^a,b   Afrin, L B ^a   Ariail, J ^a   Tilley, B C ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIVING DONOR; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BONE MARROW CELL; CYTOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; REGISTER;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BONE MARROW CELLS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; SOUTH CAROLINA;

EID: 21244484724     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.10.019     Document Type: Article

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