Attitude and knowledge of healthcare workers in critical areas towards deceased organ donation in a public sector hospital in India

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 322-326

  Ahlawat, Ravinder ^a   Kumar, Vivek ^a   Gupta, Anil K ^a   Sharma, R K ^a   Minz, Mukut ^a   Jha, Vivekanand ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; INTENSIVE CARE; KIDNEY DONOR; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPOUSE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CADAVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INDIA; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 84904406896     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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