Effects of information, education, and communication training about organ donation for gatekeepers: Clerks at the department of motor vehicles and organ donor registries

Progress in Transplantation

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 301-309

  Harrison, Tyler R ^a   Morgan, Susan E ^a   Di Corcia, Mark J ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CAR DRIVING; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LICENSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PUBLIC OPINION; REGISTER; STATISTICS; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENTION; LICENSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC OPINION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGISTRIES; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 62449148197     PISSN: 15269248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/152692480801800414     Document Type: Article

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