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Do the Welsh have it? Evaluating a bereavement support service supporting people bereaved by dementia

Caity RolestonDoctoral Researcher, Department of Sociology and Policy, Aston University, BirminghamCorrespondence[email protected]
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Karen WestProfessor of Social Policy and Social Gerontology, School for Policy Studies, University of [email protected]ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9071-8002View further author information
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Rachel ShawHealth Psychologist, Reader in Psychology, School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, [email protected]View further author information
Pages 104-108 | Published online: 20 Nov 2019

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