Solving the dilemma: Family communication about organ donation among Chinese, Japanese, and Caucasian American college students

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1639-1659

  Wu, Anise M S ^a   Tang, Catherine S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 67651154545     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2009.00498.x     Document Type: Article

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