Family grief therapy: A vital model in oncology, palliative care and bereavement

Family Matters

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 77-86

  Schuler, Tammy A ^a   Zaider, Talia I ^a   Kissane, David W ^b,c  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

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