Grief and Bereavement

Handbook of Gerontology: Evidence-Based Approaches to Theory, Practice, and Policy

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 367-394

  Hansson, Robert O ^a   Hayslip, Bert ^b   Stroebe, Margaret S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive functioning; Disrupted functions; Physiologic somatic symptoms; Secondary stressors; Sleeping patterns

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886451591     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118269640.ch14     Document Type: Chapter

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