The role of consultants in adolescents' decision making: A focus on abortion decisions

The Development of Judgment and Decision Making in Children and Adolescents

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 255-278

  Finken, Laura L ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781410613660     Document Type: Chapter

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