Twin loss: Implications for counselors working with surviving twins

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-28

  Withrow, Rebecca ^a   Schwiebert, Valerie L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 15844431968     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2005.tb00576.x     Document Type: Article

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