Design and evaluation of a workplace intervention to promote organ donation

Progress in Transplantation

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 253-259

  Quinn, Michael T ^a   Alexander, G Caleb ^a   Hollingsworth, Diane ^b   O'Connor, Kate Grubbs ^b   Meltzer, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b National Kidney Foundation of Illinois   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCUMENTATION; E-MAIL; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEACHING; TRANSPLANTATION; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHICAGO; COMMUNICATION; DOCUMENTATION; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PERIODICALS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEACHING MATERIALS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33750617616     PISSN: 15269248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/152692480601600312     Document Type: Article

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