Stillbirth and the couple: A gender-based exploration

Journal of Family Social Work

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 351-372

  Cacciatore, Joanne ^a   DeFrain, John ^b   Jones, Kara ^c   Jones, Hawk ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Death of a child; Gender; Marital relationship; Stillbirth

Indexed keywords

EID: 67449137993     PISSN: 10522158     EISSN: 15404072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10522150802451667     Document Type: Review

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