Accusations by Adults of Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Survey of the Members of the British False Memory Society (BFMS)

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-18

  Gudjonsson, Gisli H ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0002440428     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0720(199702)11:1<3::AID-ACP422>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Review

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