A hermeneutec phenomenological study of widowhood for African-American women

Omega: Journal of Death and Dying

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-149

  Harrison, Tracie ^a,b   Kahn, David L ^a   Hsu, Mutsu ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Tzuchi University ^*  (United States)

^c TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 17744372863     PISSN: 00302228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/U122-9K12-3CLM-AJ9W     Document Type: Article

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