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“Funerals aren’t nice but it couldn’t have been nicer”. The makings of a good funeral

Margaret Holloway Department of Social Sciences, University of Hull, Hull, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Susan Adamson Department of Social Sciences, University of Hull, Hull, UK
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Vassos Argyrou Department of Social Sciences, University of Hull, Hull, UK
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Peter Draper Department of Health Professional Studies, University of Hull, Hull, UK
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Daniel Mariau Department of Humanities, University of Hull, Hull, UK
Pages 30-53 | Published online: 15 Jan 2013

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