Conceptions of wisdom among Taiwanese Chinese

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 662-680

  Yang, Shih Ying ^a  

^a National Chi Nan University   (Japan)

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EID: 0035599173     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022101032006002     Document Type: Article

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