Personal fear of death and grief in bereaved mothers

Death Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 445-460

  Barr, Peter ^a   Cacciatore, Joanne ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHILD; FEAR; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; GRIEF; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERNET; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SELF EVALUATION; SELF HELP; STILLBIRTH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHILD; FEAR; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; GRIEF; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNET; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF-HELP GROUPS; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 42949088566     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180801974752     Document Type: Article

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