Bereavement-related regrets and unfinished business with the deceased

Death Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2020, Pages 42-47

  Holland, Jason M ^a   Plant, Christopher P ^b   Klingspon, Kara L ^c   Neimeyer, Robert A ^d  

^a Lifespark Weekly   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEREAVEMENT; EMOTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE;

ADULT; BEREAVEMENT; EMOTIONS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE;

EID: 85058125420     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2018.1521106     Document Type: Article

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