Reactions to loss among aged men and women: A comparison

Activities, Adaptation and Aging

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-39

  Benedict, Annette ^a   Zhang, Xiurong ^a  

^a RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communities; Grief; Loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 85023876673     PISSN: 01924788     EISSN: 15444368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J016v24n01_04     Document Type: Article

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