Bereavement and health among different race and age groups

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 77-92

  Fitzpatrick, Tanya R ^a   Van Tran, Thanh ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

^b School of Social Work   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Age groups; Bereavement; Changing lives study; Ethnic elder groups; Health; Social work implications; White Americans

Indexed keywords

EID: 85019414560     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v37n02_07     Document Type: Article

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