Experiences of social networks supporting traumatically bereaved

Omega: Journal of Death and Dying

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 339-358

  Dyregrov, Kari ^a  

^a Center for Crisis Psychology   (Norway)

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EID: 34547442370     PISSN: 00302228     EISSN: 15413764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/CLAA-X2LW-JHQJ-T2DM     Document Type: Article

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