Strengthening grief support for adolescents coping with a peer's death

School Psychology International

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 144-162

  Balk, David E ^a   Zaengle, Donna ^b   Corr, Charles A ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b School Based Health Program   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent; death; grief; peer; school based support

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954565314     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: 14617374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034311400826     Document Type: Article

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