Gender differences in coping following loss of a child through miscarriage or stillbirth: A pilot study

Stress Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 159-165

  Mcgreal, Diane ^a,b   Evans, Barry J ^b   Burrows, Graham D ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Coping styles; Gender differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 0030839382     PISSN: 07488386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1700(199707)13:3<159::AID-SMI734>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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