Gender differences in complicated grief among the elderly

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Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 303-317

  Bierhals, Andrew J ^a   Prigerson, Holly G ^a   Fasiczka, Amy ^a   Frank, Ellen ^a   Miller, Mark ^a   Reynolds III, Charles F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 4644367375     PISSN: 00302228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/437W-EDWJ-LMQL-0CB9     Document Type: Article

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