Posttraumatic Stress Disorder After Bereavement: Early Psychological Sequelae of Losing a Close Relative Due to Terminal Cancer

Journal of Loss and Trauma

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 508-521

  Kristensen, Tina Edstoft ^a   Elklit, Ask ^a   Karstoft, Karen Inge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

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EID: 84863959569     PISSN: 15325024     EISSN: 15325032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15325024.2012.665304     Document Type: Article

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