Personality characteristics and mental health of organ donor and non-donor families

World Applied Sciences Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1183-1188

  Kalantari Khandan, M ^a   Ghaemi, F ^a   Dortaj, F ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

^b ALLAMEH TABATABA'I UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iranian families; Mental health; Organ donation; Organ donors; Personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857989176     PISSN: 18184952     EISSN: 19916426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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