(Journal of Health Psychology 13, 5 (644) DOI: 10.1177/1359105308090936);Facts versus 'feelings': How rational is the decision to become an organ donor?

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 644-658

  Morgan, Susan E ^a   Stephenson, Michael T ^b   Harrison, Tyler R ^a   Afifi, Walid A ^c   Long, Shawn D ^d  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health campaigns; Health communication; Organ donation; Organ transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44449106614     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105308096418     Document Type: Erratum

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