Do the myths still exist? Revisiting peoples negative beliefs about organ donation upon death

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 530-541

  Hyde, Melissa K ^a   Wihardjo, Kylie R ^a   White, Katherine M ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

attitudes; beliefs; organ donation upon death

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; DONOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF REPORT; TRANSPLANTATION; TRUST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; AUSTRALIA; CULTURE; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; SELF REPORT; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865047722     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2011.647698     Document Type: Article

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