Recovery through reconnection: A cultural design for family bereavement in Taiwan

Death Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 761-786

  Hsu, Min Tao ^a   Kahn, David L ^b   Yee, Der Heuy ^c   Lee, Wei Lun ^c  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEATH; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILY; FATHER; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NORMAL HUMAN; SCHOOL CHILD; TAIWAN; WIDOW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; RELIGION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SPIRITUALITY; TAIWAN; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 4644342985     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180490483391     Document Type: Article

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