The sacred self: Suffering narratives in old age

Omega: Journal of Death and Dying

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 69-85

  Black, Helen K ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34547478686     PISSN: 00302228     EISSN: 15413764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/D16K-QR37-1YQD-KDHX     Document Type: Article

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