Emergency medical workers' responses to death

Omega

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 273-288

  Jenkins, Sharon Rae ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 22444451593     PISSN: 00302228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/6QW5-5V92-V7G8-134E     Document Type: Article

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