Death rites in the San Francisco gay community: Cultural developments of the aids epidemic

Omega

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 335-350

  Richards, T Anne ^a,b   Wrubel, Judith ^a   Folkman, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33748363493     PISSN: 00302228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/yw2r-ewn2-qvkv-h2k0     Document Type: Article

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