Compassion and contamination. Cultural differences in vegetarianism

@article{Ruby2013CompassionAC,
  title={Compassion and contamination. Cultural differences in vegetarianism},
  author={Matthew B. Ruby and Steven J. Heine and Shanmukh Vasant Kamble and Tessa K. Cheng and Mahadevi S. Waddar},
  journal={Appetite},
  year={2013},
  volume={71},
  pages={340-348}
}
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