Older Lesbians and Bereavement: Experiencing the Loss of a Partner

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 57, Issue 2-4, 2014, Pages 273-287

  Jenkins, Carol L ^a   Edmundson, Amanda ^a   Averett, Paige ^a   Yoon, Intae ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bereavement; disenfranchised grief; loss of a partner; older lesbians

Indexed keywords

AGED; BEREAVEMENT; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMAN; LESBIANISM; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WORK; SPOUSE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEREAVEMENT; FEMALE; GRIEF; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL WORK; SPOUSES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84900508966     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2013.850583     Document Type: Article

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