Grief and Bereavement of Israeli Dog Owners: Exploring Short-Term Phases Pre- and Post-Euthanization

Death Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 109-117

  Tzivian, Lilian ^a   Friger, Michael ^a   Kushnir, Talma ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; DOG; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; PET ANIMAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; BEREAVEMENT; DOGS; EUTHANASIA, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PETS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888003010     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2012.738764     Document Type: Article

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