Journeys into grief: Exploring redundancy for a new understanding of workplace grief

Journal of Loss and Trauma

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 401-419

  Vickers, Margaret H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 70349597155     PISSN: 15325024     EISSN: 15325032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15325020902724198     Document Type: Article

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