Value priorities and organ donation in young adults

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2421-2435

  Ryckman, Richard M ^a,d   Van Borne, Bart Den ^b   Thornton, Bill ^c   Gold, Joel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

^d University of Maine   (United States)

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EID: 32944464843     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2005.tb02109.x     Document Type: Article

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