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This research was supported in part by National Institute of Mental Health grant MH43843. The authors wish to thank Jane Shanahan and Katherine McKinney for their help in the collection of the data for this study and Kenneth Maton for his helpful consultation. We express our appreciation for the cooperation in recruiting participants of the staff and volunteers at the Hospice Services of Howard County, St. Joseph Hospital Hospice, Stella Maris Hospice, Union Memorial Hospital Hospice, the University of Maryland Cancer Center, and the Johns Hopkins Oncology Center.
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Levy, L.H., Derby, J.F. & Martinkowski, K.S. Effects of membership in bereavement support groups on adaptation to conjugal bereavement. Am J Commun Psychol 21, 361–381 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00941507
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