Knowledge and beliefs on corneal donation in Singapore adults

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 835-840

  Yew, Y W ^a   Saw, Seang Mei ^a   Pan, J C H ^b   Shen, H M ^a   Lwin, M ^c   Yew, M S ^a   Heng, W J ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CORNEA DONOR; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; EDUCATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SINGAPORE;

ADULT; AGED; ALTRUISM; AWARENESS; CHINA; CORNEA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SINGAPORE; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 21344450914     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2004.057372     Document Type: Article

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