Death Notification Education: A Needs Assessment Study

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 221-227

  Stewart, Alan E ^a   Lord, Janice Harris ^b   Mercer, Dorothy L ^c  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b Crime Victim Issues   (United States)

^c EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complicated bereavement; Death notification; Death notification training; Posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035620849     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007808220228     Document Type: Article

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