Risk and resilience factors related to parental bereavement following the death of a child with a life-limiting condition

Children

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2017, Pages

  Jaaniste, Tiina ^a,b   Coombs, Sandra ^a   Donnelly, Theresa J ^a   Kelk, Norm ^a   Beston, Danielle ^a  

^a SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Palliative care; Parents; Resilience factors; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 85053431084     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22279067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/children4110096     Document Type: Review

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