Reactions to narrative and statistical written messages promoting organ donation

Communication Reports

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 89-100

  Feeley, Thomas Hugh ^a   Marshall, Heather M ^b   Reinhart, Amber M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Narrative; Organ Donation; Statistical; Tissue Donation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750396390     PISSN: 08934215     EISSN: 17451043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08934210600918758     Document Type: Article

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