Faculty profile
Kelly Allison
Back to facultyAssociate Professor of Teaching / Chair of Field Education / Director of Education UBC HealthSchool of Social WorkUniversity of British Columbia
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Parental grief following infant death in the NICU: a longitudinal mixed-methods exploration of parental experiences and influencing factors.
BMJ open · 2025
1 publications.
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Parental grief following infant death in the NICU: a longitudinal mixed-methods exploration of parental experiences and influencing factors.
Alonso-Prieto E, Chung R, Allison K, Nightbird M, Kieran E, Albersheim S
BMJ open2025
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