Personal and Collective Fears of Death: A Complex Intersection for Cancer Survivors

At the Interface: Probing the Boundaries

Volumn 9, Issue , 2004, Pages 107-123

  McKenzie, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 85168699934     PISSN: 15707113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1163/9789401201308_009     Document Type: Chapter

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