Knowledge, acceptance and perception towards brainstem death among medical students in Hong Kong: A questionnaire survey on brainstem death

Medical Teacher

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Connie, Fung On Yee ^a   Kelvin, Leung Kwan Hung ^a   Chung, Au Cheuk ^a   Diana, Chan Man Ka ^a   Gilberto, Leung Ka Kit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN STEM; CONCEPT ANALYSIS; CURRICULUM; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LIVING DONOR; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL STUDENT; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERMINAL CARE;

BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN STEM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 47249109029     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590801932236     Document Type: Article

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