How does the general public view posthumous organ donation? A meta-synthesis of the qualitative literature

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Newton, Joshua D ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DONOR; FAMILY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; RELIGION;

ALTRUISM; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CULTURE; FAMILY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; PUBLIC OPINION; RELIGION; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 80053623819     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-791     Document Type: Review

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