Twin death and mourning worldwide: A review of the literature

Twin Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 196-205

  Pector, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a Spectrum Family Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; INFANTICIDE; MORBIDITY; MOURNING; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWINS; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; CULTURAL FACTOR; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; REVIEW;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FUNERAL RITES; HUMAN; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANTICIDE; RELIGION; TWINS; HUMANS;

EID: 0036018979     PISSN: 13690523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/136905202320227853     Document Type: Article

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3. Catholicism and Nso traditional beliefs
4. "The demon superstition": Abominable twins and mission culture in Onitsha history
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6. The death of a twin
7. Folklore: Fact or fiction?
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9. Grief following the loss of a newborn twin compared to a singleton
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12. Mohave beliefs concerning twins
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21. Bushcows in the sky
22. Columbian tribe rethinks tradition of giving up twins
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26. Yoruba customs and beliefs pertaining to twins
27. The fate of Navajo twins
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30. Sharing space: Twinship experiences in utero
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38. Vancouver Island Indians
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