Mapping evaluation of UK childhood bereavement services: Findings from a recent study

Bereavement Care

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-47

  Rolls, Liz ^a   Penny, Alison ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b National Children's Bureau   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood bereavement services evaluation; Evaluation tools; Outcomes; Outputs

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956121947     PISSN: 02682621     EISSN: 19448279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02682621.2011.555236     Document Type: Article

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