Bereavement services for family caregivers: how often used, why, and why not.

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Published in J Palliat Med on February 01, 2007

Authors

Emily J Cherlin1, Colleen L Barry, Holly G Prigerson, Dena Schulman Green, Rosemary Johnson-Hurzeler, Stanislav V Kasl, Elizabeth H Bradley

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, 60 College Street, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.

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