An integrative model of personality, coping and appraisal for the prediction of grief involvement in adults

Omega

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 375-393

  Meuser, Thomas M ^a   Marwit, Samuel J ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 0007697755     PISSN: 00302228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/p6bm-qu6c-6xy9-bnum     Document Type: Article

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