Parents' and children's perspectives of a children's hospice bereavement program

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 14-23

  Davies, Betty ^a   Collins, John ^b   Steele, Rose ^c   Cook, Karen ^d   Distler, Vivian ^d   Brenner, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d University of California ^*

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EID: 34147199505     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585970702300103     Document Type: Review

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