Do you believe in repressed memories?

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 429-437

  Golding, Jonathan M ^a,b   Sanchez, Rebecca Polley ^a   Sego, Sandra A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

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EID: 0030515580     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.27.5.429     Document Type: Article

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