A longitudinal study of bereavement phenomena in recently widowed elderly men

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 411-421

  Byrne, G J A ^a   Raphael, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEREAVEMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEATH; EDUCATION; GRIEF; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; WIDOW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVERS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENDER IDENTITY; GRIEF; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARRIAGE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 0028289668     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291700027380     Document Type: Article

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