When experience counts most: Effects of experiential similarity on men's and women's receipt of support during bereavement

Social Networks

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 299-312

  Suitor, J Jill ^a   Pillemer, Karl ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

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EID: 0012498499     PISSN: 03788733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8733(00)00028-9     Document Type: Article

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