Decrease in grief intensity for deceased twin and non-twin relatives: An evolutionary perspective

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 317-325

  Segal, Nancy L ^a   Ream, Sarah L ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Evolutionary psychology; Twins

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001679520     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(98)00050-6     Document Type: Article

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