Attitudes of the American public toward organ donation after uncontrolled (Sudden) cardiac death

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 675-680

  Volk, M L ^a,b   Warren, G J W ^a   Anspach, R R ^b   Couper, M P ^b   Merion, R M ^a,c   Ubel, P A ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c ArborResearch   (United States)

^d VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac death donors; Donation; Public policy; Transplant ethics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; HEALTH SURVEY; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; SUDDEN DEATH; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; TRANSPLANTATION; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 76949100686     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02971.x     Document Type: Article

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