Intention to register as organ donors: A survey of adolescents

Progress in Transplantation

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 260-267

  Baughn, Daniel ^a   Rodrigue, James R ^b   Cornell, Danielle L ^c  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c LifeQuest Organ Recovery Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; BENEFICENCE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DONOR; DRIVER LICENCE; EDUCATION; EXISTENTIALISM; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LICENSING; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRANSPLANTATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ALTRUISM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTOMOBILE DRIVER EXAMINATION; BENEFICENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; EXISTENTIALISM; FAMILY; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTENTION; LICENSURE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 33750620803     PISSN: 15269248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7182/prtr.16.3.g741548004644133     Document Type: Article

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