Dying and its interpreters: A review of selected literature and some comments on the state of the field

Omega

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 239-259

  Corr, Charles A ^a   Doka, Kenneth J ^b   Kastenbaum, Robert ^c  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

^b The College of New Rochelle   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 22844454331     PISSN: 00302228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/3KGF-52BV-QTNT-UBMX     Document Type: Review

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