Personal meanings of death in relation to fear of death

Death Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 713-733

  Cicirelli, Victor G ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031772821     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/074811898201236     Document Type: Article

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