How organ donation is represented in newspaper articles in the United States

Health Communication

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 125-131

  Feeley, Thomas Hugh ^a   Vincent III, Donald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 34547358991     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410230701307022     Document Type: Article

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