Bereavement following substance misuse: A disenfranchised grief

Omega (United States)

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 283-301

  Valentine, Christine ^a   Bauld, Linda ^b   Walter, Tony ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bad deaths; Bereavement; Disenfranchised grief; Family relationships; Stigma; Substance misuse deaths

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961744781     PISSN: 00302228     EISSN: 15413764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0030222815625174     Document Type: Article

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