Pathways to Lifespan Health Following Childhood Parental Death

Social and Personality Psychology Compass

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 243-257

  Luecken, Linda J ^a   Roubinov, Danielle S ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84857822808     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17519004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2011.00422.x     Document Type: Article

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