Spanish adaptation of the Collett-Lester Fear of Death Scale

Death Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 249-260

  Tomás Sábado, Joaquín ^a,d   Limonero, Joaquín T ^b   Abdel Khalek, Ahmed M ^c  

^a Esc Univ d'Infermeria Gimbernat   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^d Escola Universitaria d'Infermeria Gimbernat   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPAIN;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPAIN;

EID: 33847150523     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180601152625     Document Type: Article

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