An empirical examination of the antecedents of the acceptance of donation after cardiac death by health care professionals

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 193-200

  D'Alessandro, A M ^a,b   Peltier, J W ^c   Phelps, J E ^b  

^a UWHC Organ Procurement Organization   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain death donation; Donation after cardiac death; Organ donation; Organ shortage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; CAREGIVER; EMPIRICISM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 37549013381     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.02019.x     Document Type: Article

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