Exploring the use of the stages of change model to increase organ donations among african americans

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 45-59

  Tamburlin, Judith ^a   Rice, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Minority; Organ donation; Stage of change

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009539443     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v05n02_04     Document Type: Article

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