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Qualitative bereavement research: incongruity between the perspectives of participants and research ethics boards

Jennifer L. Buckle Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Corner Brook, NL, Canada A2H 6P9Correspondence[email protected]
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Sonya Corbin Dwyer Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Corner Brook, NL, Canada A2H 6P9
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Marlene Jackson Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region, Regina, SK, Canada
Pages 111-125 | Received 04 Oct 2007, Accepted 22 Jan 2009, Published online: 25 Feb 2009

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