Living liver donation: Attitudes of the general public and general practitioners in Scotland

Psychology and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 603-616

  McGregor, Lesley M ^a   Hayes, Peter C ^b   O'Carroll, Ronan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Liver; Living donation; Transplant

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDES; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LIVER; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONATION; LIVING DONOR; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRANSPLANT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDES; LIVER; LIVING DONATION; TRANSPLANT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND;

EID: 45749119114     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440701864512     Document Type: Article

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