Heart transplantation : its risks, the expectations, and cultural negotiations in Japan

The aim of this thesis is to facilitate an understanding of the experiences of Japanese heart transplant recipients in terms of how their identities are transformed. The thesis contributes to the discipline by providing an understanding of issues relating to the surgical procedure of heart transplan...

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Main Author: Tomomatsu, Ikuko
Published: Queen Mary, University of London 2012
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.564479