Awareness of legislation moderates the effect of opt-out consent on organ donation intentions

Transplantation

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1058-1063

  Shepherd, Lee ^a   O'Carroll, Ronan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Awareness of legislation; Consent; Opt in; Opt out; Organ donation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; EDUCATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATA COLLECTION; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGISLATION, MEDICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876686569     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TP.0b013e318284c13f     Document Type: Article

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