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The development in the understanding of the concept of death among black South African learners from the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Tembeka N Mdleleni-Bookholane, Willie J Schoeman, Ilze van der Merwe
Health SA Gesondheid | Vol 9, No 4 | a176 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v9i4.176 | © 2004 Tembeka N Mdleleni-Bookholane, Willie J Schoeman, Ilze van der Merwe | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 08 November 2004 | Published: 08 November 2004

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Tembeka N Mdleleni-Bookholane,, South Africa
Willie J Schoeman, Rand Afrikaans University, South Africa
Ilze van der Merwe, Rand Afrikaans University, South Africa

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Thirty-one learners aged 6–16 were selected using purposive sampling, with the aim of investigating their understanding of death.

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Een-en-dertig leerders tussen 6 en 16 jaar is geselekteer met die doel om hulle begrip van dood te ondersoek.

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