Grief and social support after the death of a spouse

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1304-1311

  Kaunonen, Marja ^b   Tarkka, Marja Terttu ^c   Paunonen, Marita ^c   Laippala, Pekka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Death of a spouse; Grief; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEATH; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINLAND; GRIEF; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WIDOW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEATH; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINLAND; GRIEF; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 0033257777     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.01220.x     Document Type: Article

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