The Influence of Sociocultural Factors on Organ Donation and Transplantation in Korea: Findings From Key Informant Interviews

Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 147-154

  Kim, Jung Ran ^a   Elliott, Doug ^b   Hyde, Cheryl ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Sydney Dialysis Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

brain death; cultural factors; organ donation; transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BRAIN DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; KOREA; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; RELIGION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOUTH KOREA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CULTURE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; KOREA; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 2142758317     PISSN: 10436596     EISSN: 15527832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043659603262485     Document Type: Article

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