Attitudes, knowledge, and actions with regard to organ donation among Hong Kong medical students

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 278-285

  Chung, Christina K Y ^a   Ng, Carol W K ^a   Li, Jacky Y C ^a   Sum, Kevin C Y ^a   Man, Adams H Y ^a   Chan, Sunny P C ^a   Cheung, Joyce Y M ^a   Yu, Kris P T ^a   Tang, Bruce Y H ^a   Lee, Pamela P W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Attitude of health personnel; Living donors; Organ transplantation; Students, medical

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIA; COMPETENCE; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; CURRICULUM; DEATH; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE BASE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN PRESERVATION; PROFESSIONALISM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 49449095503     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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