Examining the Assumptive World Views of Parents Bereaved by Accident, Murder, and Illness

Omega (United States)

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 115-136

  Matthews, Laura T ^a   Marwit, Samuel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; CHILD; DEATH; FEMALE; GENDER; GRIEF; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

EID: 84977079322     PISSN: 00302228     EISSN: 15413764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/KCB0-NNVB-UGY6-NPYR     Document Type: Article

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