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A Cross-Cultural Study of the Organizational Difficulties of Self-Help Groups for Parents Whose Children Have Serious and Rare Chronic Diseases

Program

Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program

Program Country

Grant Activity Type

Research

Discipline

Academic Year

Dates

September 2004 - February 2005

Flex

No

Scholar type

Non-U.S. (Visiting) Scholar

Project Title

A Cross-Cultural Study of the Organizational Difficulties of Self-Help Groups for Parents Whose Children Have Serious and Rare Chronic Diseases

Scholar Information

Grantee

Tomofumi Oka

Title

Associate Professor

Institution

Sophia University

Department

Department of Social Work, Faculty of Humanities

Host Institutions

Institution

George Mason University

Faculty

Dr. Thomasina Borkman

Host Department

Department of Sociology and Anthropology