Factors Related to the Depth of Near-Death Experiences: Testing the “Embellishment over Time” Hypothesis

Imagination, Cognition and Personality

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 339-344

  Alvarado, Carlos S ^a   Zingrone, Nancy L ^a  

^a Centro de Estudios Integrates de Puerto Rico   (Puerto Rico)

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EID: 0005613583     PISSN: 02762366     EISSN: 15414477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/VYQP-867C-NEWQ-F054     Document Type: Article

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