Review: Factors influencing organ donation decisions by African Americans: A review of the literature

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 475-517

  Kurz, Richard S ^a   Scharff, Darcell P ^a   Terry, Tanchica ^a   Alexander, Shanica ^a   Waterman, Amy ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American donations; African American transplantation; Donation barriers; Donation decisions; Donation disparities; Organ donation

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGAN DONOR; POPULATION RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; MOTIVATION; TRANSPLANTATION; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548798043     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: 15526801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558707304644     Document Type: Review

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