Beyond psychobiography: Towards more effective syntheses of psychology and biography

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 235-248

  Howe, Michael J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031525477     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1997.tb02632.x     Document Type: Article

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