The repressed memory controversy: Is there middle ground?

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 155, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 647-653

  Penfold, P Susan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMNESIA; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MEMORY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERSONALITY; REVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE;

EID: 0029789528     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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