Social and Individual Determinants of Infant Attachment Security and Disorganization

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 127-139

  Spangler, Gottfried ^a   Fremmer Bombik, Elisabeth ^b   Grossmann, Karin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b Psychiatric Clinic for Children and Adolescents   (Germany)

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EID: 0000201145     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0355(199622)17:2<127::aid-imhj3>3.0.co;2-n     Document Type: Article

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