Adult children of fathers missing in action (MIA): An examination of emotional distress, grief, and family hardiness

Family Relations

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 267-276

  Campbell, Cathy L ^a   Demi, Alice S ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambiguous loss; Grief; Parental loss; Resilience; Stress; Vietnam war

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034214539     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2000.00267.x     Document Type: Article

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