Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 132-140 , June 2007

Effects of a Bereavement Intervention Program in Middle-Aged Widows in Korea

  • Hee-Young Kang

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Hee-Young Kang, RN, PhD, Christian College of Nursing, 67 Yangnim-Dong, Nam-gu, Gwangju 503-711, South Korea.
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  • Yang-Sook Yoo

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2006.12.007

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 132-140 , June 2007