Attitude and Behavior Related to Organ Donation and Affecting Factors: A Study of Last-Term Students at a University

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1449-1452

  Sonmez Y ^a   Zengin, E ^a   Ongel K ^a   Kisioglu N ^a   Ozturk M ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION;

ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; RELIGION; STUDENTS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TURKEY; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953682222     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.12.075     Document Type: Article

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