Efficacy of an educational programme for secondary school students on opinions on renal transplantation and organ donation: A randomized controlled trial

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 499-509

  Piccoli, Giorgina Barbara ^a   Soragna, Giorgio ^a   Putaggio, Stefania ^a   Mezza, Elisabetta ^a   Burdese, Manuel ^a   Vespertino, Elisa ^a   Bonetto, Antonella ^a   Jeantet, Alberto ^a   Segoloni, Giuseppe Paolo ^a   Piccoli, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Educational campaign; High school; Organ donation; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER DONOR; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SATISFACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; ITALY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 31544466215     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: 14602385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfi238     Document Type: Article

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