Attitudes and acceptance of First Person Authorization: A national comparison of donor and nondonor families

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 294-300

  Traino, Heather M ^a   Siminoff, Laura A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

donor designation; family authorization; First Person Authorization; Organ donation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CADAVER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FIRST PERSON AUTHORIZATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATION; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE MEMORY; TELECONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872063125     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318270dafc     Document Type: Article

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