Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ402026
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Second Thoughts on the Lethal Aftermath of a Loss.
Levav, Itzhak
Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, v20 n2 p81-90 1989-90
Reviews findings of study on mortality effects of parental bereavement. Describes negative findings of study in which mortality risk of parents who lost son in war or accident was compared with mortality pattern of control group, calling findings surprising in view of evidence produced by studies on conjugal bereavement. Sees need for additional highly focused research. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Accidents, Adjustment (to Environment), Bereavement, Death, Grief, Parent Attitudes, Sons, War
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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