Understanding donation experiences of unspecified (altruistic) kidney donors

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 393-408

  Clarke, Alexis ^a   Mitchell, Annie ^b   Abraham, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTRUISM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIVING DONOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; ALTRUISM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84899081336     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: 20448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjhp.12048     Document Type: Conference Paper

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