Secondary losses in bereaved children when both parents have died: A case study

Omega

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 297-314

  Mahon, Margaret M ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 33748288619     PISSN: 00302228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/PQQV-VJJE-PU56-LV26     Document Type: Article

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