Family responses to donor designation in donation cases: A longitudinal study

Progress in Transplantation

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 150-154

  Dodd Mccue, Diane ^a   Cowherd, Robin ^b   Iveson, Amy ^c   Myer, Kevin ^d  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Va   (United States)

^c Donor Alliance   (United States)

^d LifeNet   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DONOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TRANSPLANTATION; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE; DISCLOSURE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746716947     PISSN: 15269248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7182/prtr.16.2.v275805k861qr036     Document Type: Article

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