The long good-bye: Women, companion animals, and maternal loss

Clinical Social Work Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 289-304

  Margolies, Liz ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Human animal bond; Maternal death; Pet loss; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033443719     PISSN: 00911674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022894320225     Document Type: Article

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