A child's death and divorce: Dispelling the myth

Death Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 445-468

  Schwab, Reiko ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEREAVEMENT; CHILD DEATH; DIVORCE; HUMAN; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031808224     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/074811898201452     Document Type: Review

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