The bereavement process in organ and tissue donor families

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 101-104

  Steed, Lyndall G ^a   Wager, Wendy L ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032221425     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00050069808257389     Document Type: Article

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