Reservations of the spirit: The development of a culturally sensitive spiritual beliefs scale about organ donation

Health Communication

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-54

  Bresnahan, Mary ^a   Lee, Sun Young ^b   Smith, Sandi W ^a   Shearman, Sachiyo ^c   Yoo, Jina H ^d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 34249845987     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410230701283355     Document Type: Article

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