Bereavement care interventions: a systematic review.

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Published in BMC Palliat Care on July 26, 2004

Authors

Amanda L Forte1, Malinda Hill, Rachel Pazder, Chris Feudtner

Author Affiliations

1: Pediatric Advanced Care Team and Pediatric Generalist Research Group, Division of General Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, USA. feudtner@email.chop.edu

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