Building a new world: Habits and practices of healing following the death of a child

Journal of Family Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-164

  Gudmundsdottir, Maria ^a   Chesla, Catherine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Family; Grief; Healing; Loss; Practices

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HABIT; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MALE; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; SYMBOLISM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; BURIAL; CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HABITS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 33646024327     PISSN: 10748407     EISSN: 1552549X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1074840706287275     Document Type: Article

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