A cross-cultural developmental analysis of children's and adults' understanding of illness in South Asia (India) and the United States

Journal of Cognition and Culture

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 293-317

  Raman, Lakshmi ^a   Gelman, Susan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 33645030737     PISSN: 15677095     EISSN: 15685373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568537041725088     Document Type: Article

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