The social rationale of the gift relationship

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 663-667

  Voo, Teck Chuan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; GIFT GIVING; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ALTRUISM; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ECONOMICS, MEDICAL; GIFT GIVING; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 82955237421     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2010.041616     Document Type: Article

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