The impact of death education

Death Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 39-58

  Durlak, Joseph A ^a   Riesenberg, Lee Ann ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DYING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0026082592     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481189108252408     Document Type: Article

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