Causal reasoning about illness: A comparison between European- and Vietnamese-American children

Journal of Cognition and Culture

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-78

  Nguyen, Simone P ^a   Rosengren, Karl S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 33750918546     PISSN: 15677095     EISSN: 15685373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853704323074750     Document Type: Article

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