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10 - Uncertainty Management in Bereavement

Parent and Child Uncertainty Sources and Management Strategies

from Part III - Uncertainty in Health and Relationships

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2018

Jennifer A. Theiss
Affiliation:
Rutgers University, New Jersey
Kathryn Greene
Affiliation:
Rutgers University, New Jersey
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