Awareness of death among children: Does a life-threatening illness alter the process of discovery?

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 259-262

  O'Halloran, Colleen M ^a   Altmaier, Elizabeth M ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 0030558436     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1996.tb01862.x     Document Type: Article

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