Infant-mother attachment at risk: How early intervention can help

Infants and Young Children

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 62-78

  Gowen, Jean W ^a   Nebrig, Judith B ^b  

^a Family   (United States)

^b Trend Comm Mental Health Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Infant; Intervention; Mother

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031482925     PISSN: 08963746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001163-199704000-00009     Document Type: Article

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