Components of person perception: An investigation with autistic, non-autistic retarded and typically developing children and adolescents

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 401-423

  Moore, Derek G ^b   Hobson, R Peter ^a,c   Lee, Anthony ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c TAVISTOCK CLINIC   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031519364     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-835X.1997.tb00738.x     Document Type: Article

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