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Journal of Loss and Trauma
International Perspectives on Stress & Coping
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Original Articles

Ears to Listen, Hearts to Understand: Bereavement Adaptation and Its Relationship to Kinship and Gender

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Pages 278-297 | Received 22 Jul 2019, Accepted 27 Sep 2019, Published online: 12 Oct 2019

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