Miscarriage: Is vividness of visual imagery a factor in the grief reaction of the partner?

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 137-146

  Johnson, Martin P ^a   Puddifoot, John E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; GRIEF; HUMAN; IMAGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031812114     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8287.1998.tb00562.x     Document Type: Article

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