Violent Deaths and Traumatic Bereavement: The Importance of Appropriate Death Notification
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Communication of Death
3. Death Communication in Hospital Settings
4. Communicating Violent Death in Non-Hospital Settings
5. Identification of the Body
6. Conclusions
Acknowledgment
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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De Leo, D.; Anile, C.; Ziliotto, A. Violent Deaths and Traumatic Bereavement: The Importance of Appropriate Death Notification. Humanities 2015, 4, 702-713. https://doi.org/10.3390/h4040702
De Leo D, Anile C, Ziliotto A. Violent Deaths and Traumatic Bereavement: The Importance of Appropriate Death Notification. Humanities. 2015; 4(4):702-713. https://doi.org/10.3390/h4040702
Chicago/Turabian StyleDe Leo, Diego, Cristina Anile, and Anna Ziliotto. 2015. "Violent Deaths and Traumatic Bereavement: The Importance of Appropriate Death Notification" Humanities 4, no. 4: 702-713. https://doi.org/10.3390/h4040702