What is "normal" in grief?

Australian Critical Care

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 58-62

  Arizmendi, Brian J ^a   O'Connor, Mary Frances ^a  

^a The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Complicated Grief; Grief; Grief trajectories; Grief treatment; Immune system; Widow

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; BEREAVEMENT; COUNSELING; GRIEF; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BEREAVEMENT; COUNSELING; CRITICAL CARE NURSING; GRIEF; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS;

EID: 84931578369     PISSN: 10367314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2015.01.005     Document Type: Article

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