Bereavement in family context: Coping with the loss of a loved one

Family Science

Volumn 1, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 144-151

  Stroebe, Margaret S ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

bereavement; coping; family; grief; health; interpersonal relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858968853     PISSN: 19424620     EISSN: 19424639     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19424620.2010.576081     Document Type: Review

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