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Grief severity: A comparison between human and companion animal death

Bianca F. LavorgnaAustralian College of Applied Psychology, Melbourne VIC, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Vicki E. HuttonAustralian College of Applied Psychology, Melbourne VIC, Australia
Pages 521-526 | Received 12 Dec 2017, Accepted 08 May 2018, Published online: 14 Sep 2018

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