Bereaved parents' experiences of music therapy with their terminally III child

Journal of Music Therapy

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 330-348

  Lindenfelser, Kathryn J ^a   Grocke, Denise ^a   McFerran, Katrina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 56349095866     PISSN: 00222917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmt/45.3.330     Document Type: Article

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