Women and men in conversation: A consideration of therapists' interruptions in therapeutic discourse

Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 383-394

  Stratford, Jacqueline ^a  

^a Downend Clinic   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032335570     PISSN: 01634445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6427.00094     Document Type: Article

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