Cornea recipients: Are their opinions and attitudes toward organ donation different from those of the general population?

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1249-1252

  Abuksis, G ^a   Orenstein, S ^a   Hershko, A ^a   Michowiz, R ^a   Livne, M ^a   Loia, N ^a   Kremer, I ^a   Winbereger, D ^a  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECIPIENT; RELIGION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; JUDAISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; REOPERATION; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 3142600686     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.04.093     Document Type: Article

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