Mapping the processes and patterns of family organ donation discussions: Conversational styles and strategies in live discourse

Health Communication

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 413-425

  Pitts, Margaret J ^a   Raup Krieger, Janice L ^b   Kundrat, Amanda L ^c   Nussbaum, Jon F ^c  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DONOR; FAMILY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TRANSPLANTATION; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY; HUMANS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350729468     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410230903023469     Document Type: Article

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