Loss and bereavement among Israel's Muslims: Aacceptance of god's will, grief, and the relationship to the deceased

Omega: Journal of Death and Dying

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 149-162

  Rubin, Simon Shimshon ^a   Yasien Esmael, Hend ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

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EID: 10844291863     PISSN: 00302228     EISSN: 15413764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/5UNJ-BNBF-6PVT-L4RE     Document Type: Article

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