Helpful Aspects of Bereavement Support for Adults Following an Expected Death: Volunteers' and Bereaved People's Perspectives

Death Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 541-564

  Diamond, Holly ^a   Llewelyn, Susan ^a   Relf, Marilyn ^b   Bruce, Carrie ^b  

^a WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AGED; BEREAVEMENT; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VOLUNTEERS;

EID: 84861496862     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2011.553334     Document Type: Article

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