The death of a pet : implications for loss and bereavement across the lifespan

Journal of Loss and Trauma

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 361-395

  Podrazik, Donna ^a   Shackford, Shane ^a,b   Becker, Louis ^a   Heckert, Troy ^a  

^a PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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