Recovered memories of childhood sexual abuse: Searching for the middle ground in clinical practice

Canadian Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 257-265

  Prout, Phyllis I ^a   Dobson, Keith S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032194917     PISSN: 07085591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0086817     Document Type: Article

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