Pet loss: Issues and implications for the psychologist

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 414-421

  Sharkin, Bruce S ^a   Knox, Donna ^a  

^a KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0041377002     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.34.4.414     Document Type: Review

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