Brain donation: Who and why?

Cell and Tissue Banking

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 241-246

  Glaw, Xanthe Meryn ^a   Garrick, Therese M ^a   Terwee, Peter J ^b   Patching, Jo R ^a   Blake, Helen ^a   Harper, Clive ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Rhumbline Group   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain donation; Motivation; Organ donation; Research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BRAIN TRANSPLANTATION; CHRISTIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN; BRAIN TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651100528     PISSN: 13899333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10561-009-9121-8     Document Type: Article

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