Cultures of the soul: Spiritual beliefs about organ donation in China and the United States

Chinese Journal of Communication

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 133-146

  Bresnahan, Mary Jiang ^a   Guan, Xiaowen ^b   Smith, Sandi W ^a   Wang, Xiao ^c   Edmundson, Jing Jing Z ^d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

^c EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Beliefs about death in organ donation; Impediments to organ donation; Organ donation in China and the US; Spiritual beliefs about organ donation; Spiritual connection and concern

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960908096     PISSN: 17544750     EISSN: 17544769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17544751003740334     Document Type: Article

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