Piecing Together the Shattered Heirloom: Parents' Experiences of Relationship Resilience After the Violent Death of a Child

American Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 299-310

  Essakow, Kerry L ^a   Miller, Marianne McInnes ^b  

^a WellPoint   (United States)

^b ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84879533732     PISSN: 01926187     EISSN: 15210383     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01926187.2012.701590     Document Type: Article

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