The emotional and economic costs of bereavement in health care settings

Psychologica Belgica

Volumn 50, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 69-88

  Genevro, Janice L ^a   Miller, Therese L ^b  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

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EID: 77956578565     PISSN: 00332879     EISSN: 2054670X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5334/pb-50-1-2-69     Document Type: Article

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