“Adult” Conceptualization of irreversibility: Implications for the development of the concept of death

Death Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 203-224

  Brent, Sandor B ^a   Speece, Mark W ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CONCEPT FORMATION; DEATH; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE; MALE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; REVIEW;

EID: 0027173684     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481189308252618     Document Type: Article

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