Lay Theories of Successful Aging after the Death of a Spouse: A Network Text Analysis of Bereavement Advice

Health Communication

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 377-406

  Bergstrom, Mark J ^a   Holmes, Michael E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; BEREAVEMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPOUSE;

AGED; AGING; BEREAVEMENT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPOUSES;

EID: 0033650445     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327027HC1204_4     Document Type: Article

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