Special article: Death anxiety research: The state of the art

Omega

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 97-120

  Neimeyer, Robert A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

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EID: 33748366030     PISSN: 00302228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/TY32-EE9J-YVQ8-RP31     Document Type: Article

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