A space for mothers: Grief as identity construction on memorial websites created by SIDS parents

Omega: Journal of Death and Dying

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-44

  Finlay, Christopher ^a   Krueger, Guenther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FATHER; GRIEF; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; LIFE EVENT; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; SELF HELP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FATHERS; GRIEF; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MOTHERS; PARENTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 79954446701     PISSN: 00302228     EISSN: 15413764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/OM.63.1.b     Document Type: Article

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