Pleasurable western adult near-death experiences: Features, circumstances, and incidence

The Handbook of Near-Death Experiences: Thirty Years of Investigation

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 17-40

  Zingrone, Nancy L ^a   Alvarado, Carlos S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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