Gender Differences in Family Communication About Organ Donation

Sex Roles

Volumn 49, Issue 11-12, 2003, Pages 587-596

  Thompson, Teresa L ^a   Robinson, James D ^a   Kenny, R Wade ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Family communication; Organ donation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346957268     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:SERS.0000003129.25173.ad     Document Type: Article

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