The long-term effects of grief on marital intimacy following an infant's death

Omega

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-19

  Gottlieb, Laurie N ^a   Lang, Ariella ^b   Amsel, Rhonda ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 21444442973     PISSN: 00302228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/T2C9-FKLK-0R4F-2VMB     Document Type: Article

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