Encouraging family discussion on the decision to donate organs: The role of the willingness to communicate scale

Health Communication

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 333-346

  Smith, Sandi W ^a   Kopfman, Jenifer E ^b   Lindsey, Lisa L Massi ^c   Yoo, Jina ^d   Morrison, Kelly ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Centers for Disease Control

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTRUISM; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; ORGAN DONOR;

EID: 4544351754     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327027HC1603_4     Document Type: Article

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