Public knowledge and attitudes regarding organ and tissue donation: An analysis of the northwest Ohio community

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 154-163

  Sander, Shannon L ^a   Miller, Barbara Kopp ^b  

^a Toledo Children's Hospital   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Knowledge; Organ donation; Tissue donation; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DONOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OHIO; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 22044433056     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2004.08.003     Document Type: Article

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