Management of survival guilt by a Chinese widower through the use of continuing bonds

Mortality

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-46

  Woo, Ivan M H ^a   Chan, Cecilia L W ^b  

^a DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese widower; Continuing bonds; Organ recipients; Organ transplantation; Survivor guilt

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951624221     PISSN: 13576275     EISSN: 14699885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13576270903537633     Document Type: Article

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