The Social Basis of Loss and Grief: Age, Disability and Sexuality

Journal of Social Work

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 179-194

  Bevan, Denise ^a   Thompson, Neil ^b  

^a St Rocco's Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^b Avenue Consulting Ltd ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ageism; disablism; grief; heterosexism; loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248606640     PISSN: 14680173     EISSN: 1741296X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14680173030032004     Document Type: Article

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