The Disturbed Caregiving System: Relations among Childhood Trauma, Maternal Caregiving, and Infant Affect and Attachment

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 257-275

  Lyons Ruth, Karlen ^a,b   Block, Deborah ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CAMBRIDGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

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EID: 0001075769     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0355(199623)17:3<257::AID-IMHJ5>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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