Survey of First-Year Medical Students to Assess Their Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Organ Transplantation and Donation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 634-638

  Mekahli, D ^a   Liutkus, A ^a   Fargue, S ^a   Ranchin, B ^a   Cochat, P ^a  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LAW; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; XENOTRANSPLANTATION;

AWARENESS; FRANCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 62849096600     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.12.011     Document Type: Article

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