Social support after the loss of an infant child: A long-term perspective

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 103-110

  Thuen, Frode ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NORWAY; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BEREAVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NORWAY; PARENTS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031160592     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9450.00015     Document Type: Article

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