Mediator deathwork

Death Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 383-412

  Walter, Tony ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLERGY; CORONER; DEATH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION CENTER; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MOURNING; PATHOLOGIST; POSTHUMOUS CARE; RELIGION; REVIEW;

AUTOPSY; CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS; COUNSELING; DEATH; FUNERAL RITES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PATHOLOGY; SPIRITUALISM;

EID: 20044370117     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180590932508     Document Type: Review

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