Assessing Medical Student Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Regarding Organ Donation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2745-2750

  Essman, C ^a   Thornton, J ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD DONORS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; OHIO; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 33750946009     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.08.127     Document Type: Article

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