Motives and decision making of potential living liver donors: Comparisons between gender, relationships and ambivalence

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 136-151

  DiMartini, A ^a,b   Cruz, R J ^b   Dew, M A ^a   Fitzgerald, M G ^a,b   Chiappetta, L ^a   Myaskovsky, L ^a,b,c   Devera, M E ^b  

^a Department of Psychiatry ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Donor screening; living liver donors; psychological characteristics of donors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBIVALENCE; ARTICLE; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MOTIVATION; ORGAN DONOR; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84855932397     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03805.x     Document Type: Article

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