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Researching death: methodological reflections on the management of critical distance

Kate Woodthorpe Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 99-109 | Received 03 Mar 2009, Accepted 24 May 2010, Published online: 31 Aug 2010

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Stuart Todd. (2013) ‘Being there’: the Experiences of Staff in Dealing with Matters of Dying and Death in Services for People with Intellectual Disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities 26:3, pages 215-230.
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