Information needs, preferred educational messages and channel of delivery, and opinion on strategies to promote organ donation: A multicultural perspective

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 790-795

  Wong, L P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Channel deliver y; Educational messages; Information needs; Multicultural; Organ donation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER DONOR; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALAYSIA; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; RELIGION; SOCIAL CLASS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CADAVER; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ISLAM; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RELIGION; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 78649398654     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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