A theory of planned behavior study of college students' intention to register as organ donors in Japan, Korea, and the United States

Health Communication

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 201-211

  Bresnahan, Mary ^a   Lee, Sun Young ^b   Smith, Sandi W ^a   Shearman, Sachiyo ^c   Nebashi, Reiko ^d   Park, Cheong Yi ^e   Yoo, Jina ^f  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MEIJI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Inha University   (South Korea)

^f SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34447641293     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410230701307436     Document Type: Article

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