An item response theory analysis of a measure of complicated grief

Death Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 101-129

  Boelen, Paul A ^a   Hoijtink, Herbert ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ARTICLE; GRIEF; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; GRIEF; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NETHERLANDS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 58249139736     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180802602758     Document Type: Article

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