The Role of Continuing Bonds in Coping With Grief: Overview and Future Directions

Death Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-8

  Root, Briana L ^a   Exline, Julie Juola ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; GRIEF; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; GRIEF; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT;

EID: 84885923577     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2012.712608     Document Type: Article

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