Can we create organ donation champions? The effect of delivering a school organ donation educational intervention on the presenters

Matthew H V Byrne^{1

2}, Eileen Chen^{1

2}, Matthew Symington^{1

2}, Lisi Hu², Charlotte Brathwaite-Shirley², Jonathan Mayes^{1

2}, Jasper A W Mogg^{1

2}, Laura Whitter², Madeline Green², Isabel Fox²

Affiliations

Matthew H V Byrne et al. Pediatr Transplant. 2020 Aug.

. 2020 Aug;24(5):e13727.

doi: 10.1111/petr.13727. Epub 2020 May 6.

¹ Department of Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
² We Are Donors, Cambridge, UK.

No abstract available

Keywords: education; organ donation; public health.

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