Grief and loneliness in older people: Case study accounts of conjugal bereavement

Quality in Ageing and Older Adults

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 3-11

  Costello, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grief; Loneliness; Loss and bereavement; Older people; Social isolation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879600653     PISSN: 14717794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14717794200200022     Document Type: Article

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