Evaluation of the willingness for cadaveric donation in Greece: A population-based study

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 48-55

  Halou, Heidi ^a   Chalkias, Athanasios ^b   Mystrioti, Dimitra ^c   Iacovidou, Nicoletta ^b   Vasileiou, Panagiotis V S ^b   Xanthos, Theodoros ^b  

^a ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c TZANEIO GENERAL HOSPITAL OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anatomic bequest program, anatomical donor program; Attitude to body donation; Cadaver; Greece; Gross anatomy education; Medical education; Whole body donation; Willingness to donate body

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CADAVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DONOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; STATISTICS; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANATOMY; ATTITUDE; CADAVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; TISSUE DONORS; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872147189     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: 19359780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.1304     Document Type: Article

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