Negative attitudes and feelings of well-educated people about organ donation for transplantation
Joseph L. Verheijde,
Mohamed Y. Rady,
Joan L. McGregor,
Joseph L. Verheijde
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
Search for more papers by this authorMohamed Y. Rady
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJoan L. McGregor
Department of Philosophy, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJoseph L. Verheijde,
Mohamed Y. Rady,
Joan L. McGregor,
Joseph L. Verheijde
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
Search for more papers by this authorMohamed Y. Rady
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJoan L. McGregor
Department of Philosophy, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
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