Review article: The sociology of dying, death and bereavement

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 110-122

  Exley, Catherine ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEREAVEMENT; DEATH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DYING; FUTUROLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOURNING; NEGLECT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIOLOGY; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

EID: 1642486602     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2004.00382.x     Document Type: Review

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