Brain donation for research: Who donates and why?

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 524-528

  Garrick, T ^a,b   Howell, S ^a   Terwee, P ^c   Redenbach, J ^a   Blake, H ^a   Harper, C ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Neuroscience Institute of Schizophrenia and Allied Disorders   (Australia)

^c Rhumbline Group   (Australia)

^d ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain donation; Motivation; Research; Transplant

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BRAIN; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 33745029273     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2005.06.014     Document Type: Article

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