An analysis of critical care staff's attitudes to donation in a country with presumed-consent legislation

Progress in Transplantation

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 173-178

  Pelleriaux, Béatrice ^a   Roels, Leo ^b   Van Deynse, Dominique ^a   Smits, Jacqueline ^c   Cornu, Olivier ^a   Delloye, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b Donor Action Foundation   (Belgium)

^c EUROTRANSPLANT INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BELGIUM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATION; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL STAFF; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING STAFF; TRANSPLANTATION;

BELGIUM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PRESUMED CONSENT; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 58149175744     PISSN: 15269248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/152692480801800305     Document Type: Article

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