Bone marrow donation: Factors influencing intentions in African Americans

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 369-377

  Glasgow, Mary Ellen Smith ^a   Bello, Gerald ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; ETHNOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIVING DONOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ALTRUISM; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEAR; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTENTION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHILADELPHIA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPIRITUALITY; TRUST;

EID: 34548387428     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/07.ONF.369-377     Document Type: Article

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