Understanding grief following pregnancy loss: A retrospective analysis regarding women's coping responses

Illness Crisis and Loss

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 143-163

  Fernandez, Ramona ^a   Harris, Darcy ^a   Leschied, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

grief; loss; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955844582     PISSN: 10541373     EISSN: 15526968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/IL.19.2.d     Document Type: Article

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