Development of a scale to measure African American attitudes toward organ donation

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 389-398

  Resnicow, Ken ^a   Andrews, Ann M ^b   Zhang, Nanhua ^a   Chapman, Remonia ^c   Beach, Denise K ^b   Langford, Aisha T ^a   Goodwin, Nancy ^b   Magee, John C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c Gift of Life Michigan ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

beliefs; ethnicity; health education; organ donation; race; randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TRANSPLANTATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858686780     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105311412836     Document Type: Article

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