Dialling for donations: Practices and actions in the telephone solicitation of human tissues

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 803-816

  Elizabeth Weathersbee, T ^a   Maynard, Douglas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruism; Conversation analysis; Donation; Healthcare communication; Organ and tissue donation; Request; Solicitation

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; DONOR; FAMILY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TELEPHONE; TRANSPLANTATION;

ALTRUISM; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; TELEPHONE; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 70350217631     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2009.01189.x     Document Type: Article

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