Parents' perceptions of their children's death concept

Death Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 65-70

  Ellis, Jon B ^a   Stump, Jamie E ^a  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD DEATH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; WELLBEING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; DEATH; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0033957821     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/074811800200702     Document Type: Article

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