Organ donation and hispanic American high school students: Attitudes, beliefs, perceptions, and intent to donate

American Surgeon

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 161-165

  Berry, Cherisse ^a   Salim, Ali ^a   Ley, Eric J ^a   Schulman, Danielle ^a   Anderson, Jacqui ^a   Navarro, Sonia ^a   Zheng, Ling ^a   Chan, Linda S ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ORGAN DONOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURE; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PERCEPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863158404     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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