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The Journal of Psychology
Interdisciplinary and Applied
Volume 127, 1993 - Issue 6
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The Death Fantasy Scale: A Measure Based on Metaphors of One's Personal Death

Jim McLennan Psychology Department Swinburne, University of Technology, Australia
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Glen W. Bates Psychology Department Swinburne, University of Technology, Australia
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Emelie Johnson Psychology Department Swinburne, University of Technology, Australia
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Ann R. Lavery Psychiatry Department, University of Melbourne, Australia
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David L. De Horne Psychiatry Department, University of Melbourne, Australia
Pages 619-624 | Received 23 Mar 1993, Published online: 02 Jul 2010

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