"And there's always this great hole inside that hurts": An empirical study of bereavement in later life

Omega

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 237-251

  Bennett, Kate M ^a,c   Bennett, Gillian ^b  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Eleanor Rathbone Building ^*  (United Kingdom)

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EID: 23044528800     PISSN: 00302228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/c4la-41f9-71gb-kr61     Document Type: Article

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