Caregiving, bereavement and complicated grief

Bereavement Care

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 10-13

  Boerner, Kathrin ^a   Schulz, Richard ^b  

^a Jewish Home Lifecare   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Caregiving; Complicated grief; Professional support

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052434471     PISSN: 02682621     EISSN: 19448279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02682620903355382     Document Type: Article

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