Effects of war-induced maternal separation on children's adjustment during the Gulf War and two years later

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 1286-1311

  Pierce, Penny F ^a   Vinokur, Amiram D ^b   Buck, Catherine L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032537630     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1998.tb01677.x     Document Type: Article

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